Which county in Kansas has the lowest childcare?

Anderson has the lowest childcare in Kansas, at $5,041.

What is the childcare in Anderson?

Anderson is ranked #1 in Kansas for childcare, at $5,041.

How is this childcare ranking calculated?

Counties in Kansas 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 Kansas (2026)

Cheapest counties for childcare in Kansas

Top 25 of 105 counties with data.

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

Cheapest counties for childcare in Kansas

Rank	County	Value
01	Anderson$5,041 County page
02	Barton$5,041 County page
03	Bourbon$5,041 County page
04	Chase$5,041 County page
05	Cloud$5,041 County page
06	Comanche$5,041 County page
07	Cowley$5,041 County page
08	Decatur$5,041 County page
09	Dickinson$5,041 County page
10	Elk$5,041 County page
11	Ellsworth$5,041 County page
12	Finney$5,041 County page
13	Ford$5,041 County page
14	Gove$5,041 County page
15	Graham$5,041 County page
16	Grant$5,041 County page
17	Greeley$5,041 County page
18	Hamilton$5,041 County page
19	Harper$5,041 County page
20	Haskell$5,041 County page
21	Jackson$5,041 County page
22	Kingman$5,041 County page
23	Lincoln$5,041 County page
24	Linn$5,041 County page
25	McPherson$5,041 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Kansas 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 Kansas has the lowest childcare?: Anderson has the lowest childcare in Kansas, at $5,041.
What is the childcare in Anderson?: Anderson is ranked #1 in Kansas for childcare, at $5,041.
How is this childcare ranking calculated?: Counties in Kansas 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.