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Data Source: Aggregated user-reported data from Mint.com, May 2013-May 2014. Data are aggragated by zipcode and a selection of Mint.com’s spending categories.
ZIP Code -> Neighborhood
94102 Hayes Valley, Tenderloin
94103 SOMA
94104 Financial District
94105 Embarcadero South, SOMA
94107 Portero Hill
94108 Chinatown
94109 Nob Hill, Russian Hill
94110 Mission, Bernal Heights
94111 Embarcadero, Babary Coast
94112 Ingleside-Excelsior
94114 Castro, Noe Valley
94115 Pacific Heights, Western Addition, Japantown
94116 Outer Sunset
94117 Haight Ashbury, Cole Valley
94118 Inner Richmond
94121 Outer Richmond
94122 Inner Sunset
94123 Marina, Cow Hollow
94124 Bayview
94127 West Portal
94129 Presidio
94131 Twin Peaks, Glen Park
94132 Lake Merced
94133 North Beach
94134 Visitacion Valley
The average cost of center-based daycare in the United States is $11,666 per year ($972 a month), but prices range from $3,582 to $18,773 a year ($300 to $1,564 monthly), according to the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA). Parents report higher costs – up to $2,000 a month for infant care – in cities like Boston and San Francisco.
The U.S. “average” seems to suggest that for one toddler, in full-time day care, on weekdays, the cost is approximately $600.00 per month.