The cost of daycare in all 21 N.J. counties, ranked from least to most expensive – NJ.com

When a Jersey City daycare recently jacked its monthly price for infant care from $866 to $1,300, parents were understandably shocked and angry. 

But as big as the blow was to their family budgets, the new price is well in line with what people in other parts of the state are paying. 

In high-cost New Jersey, the median full-time daycare bill for an infant is $1,040 per-month, according to a recent state survey. And some parents will consider that laughably low because costs are significantly higher depending on where you live and the type of care you want. 

In some zip codes, sending an infant to a certified childcare center full-time will easily run you more than $1,500 a month, the survey found, 

Though the state didn’t publish full results by town, it did release the median and 75th percentile prices for each county. 

Check out the ranking below to see cost of daycare ranked by county, using the typical price for full-time infant care in certified centers. 

Note: Survey participation was less than 50 percent in some counties.