Which county in Alaska has the lowest childcare?

Haines has the lowest childcare in Alaska, at $4,550.

What is the childcare in Haines?

Haines is ranked #1 in Alaska for childcare, at $4,550.

How is this childcare ranking calculated?

Counties in Alaska are ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

Counties With the Cheapest Childcare in Alaska (2026)

Cheapest counties for childcare in Alaska

Top 25 of 30 counties with data.

Ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for childcare in Alaska

Rank	County	Value
01	Haines$4,550 County page
02	Northwest Arctic$7,800 County page
03	Southeast Fairbanks$8,373 County page
04	Yakutat$9,364 County page
05	Bethel$9,620 County page
06	Kenai Peninsula$9,811 County page
07	Skagway$10,573 County page
08	Juneau$12,222 County page
09	Matanuska-Susitna$12,471 County page
10	Kodiak Island$13,144 County page
11	Petersburg$13,693 County page
12	Prince of Wales-Hyder$14,300 County page
13	Ketchikan Gateway$14,333 County page
14	Nome$14,778 County page
15	Yukon-Koyukuk$14,778 County page
16	Aleutians West$14,778 County page
17	Wrangell$14,778 County page
18	Kusilvak$14,778 County page
19	Chugach$14,778 County page
20	Dillingham$14,778 County page
21	Copper River$14,778 County page
22	North Slope$14,778 County page
23	Aleutians East$14,778 County page
24	Hoonah-Angoon$14,778 County page
25	Lake and Peninsula$14,778 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Alaska counties by childcare cost, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For childcare, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh childcare against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of childcare cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Alaska has the lowest childcare?: Haines has the lowest childcare in Alaska, at $4,550.
What is the childcare in Haines?: Haines is ranked #1 in Alaska for childcare, at $4,550.
How is this childcare ranking calculated?: Counties in Alaska are ranked by childcare cost (DOL Women's Bureau National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.