Which county in Idaho has the lowest childcare?

Custer has the lowest childcare in Idaho, at $5,306.

What is the childcare in Custer?

Custer is ranked #1 in Idaho for childcare, at $5,306.

How is this childcare ranking calculated?

Counties in Idaho 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 Idaho (2026)

Cheapest counties for childcare in Idaho

Top 25 of 44 counties with data.

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

Cheapest counties for childcare in Idaho

Rank	County	Value
01	Custer$5,306 County page
02	Benewah$5,952 County page
03	Boundary$5,952 County page
04	Oneida$5,952 County page
05	Owyhee$5,952 County page
06	Shoshone$5,952 County page
07	Cassia$5,952 County page
08	Elmore$5,952 County page
09	Franklin$5,952 County page
10	Gem$5,952 County page
11	Lewis$5,952 County page
12	Payette$5,952 County page
13	Butte$6,260 County page
14	Fremont$6,260 County page
15	Gooding$6,260 County page
16	Idaho$6,260 County page
17	Jerome$6,260 County page
18	Lincoln$6,260 County page
19	Madison$6,260 County page
20	Adams$6,260 County page
21	Bannock$6,260 County page
22	Bingham$6,260 County page
23	Camas$6,260 County page
24	Caribou$6,260 County page
25	Clark$6,260 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Idaho 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 Idaho has the lowest childcare?: Custer has the lowest childcare in Idaho, at $5,306.
What is the childcare in Custer?: Custer is ranked #1 in Idaho for childcare, at $5,306.
How is this childcare ranking calculated?: Counties in Idaho 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.