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Childcare real estate, market by market.

Cap rates from real sold transactions, 2025 tuition rates received directly from schools, and Census demographics — the same data we use to price our clients' deals, published market by market.

592
Childcare sales in our comps dataset
41
States covered by the dataset
7.11%
Median sold cap rate, national
325+
Centers in our 2025 tuition survey
Sources: Little Scholars sold-comps dataset (updated June 2026, compiled from public records) and Little Scholars 2025 brand rate survey.
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592Childcare sales
41States
California

Los Angeles

$1,752Median preschool / mo
689,012Under-5 (2023)
California

San Diego

$1,979Median preschool / mo
94%Median occupancy
California

Bay Area

$1,983Median preschool / mo
$122,709Median income
California

Riverside–San Bernardino

$1,493Median preschool / mo
287,667Under-5 (2023)
California

Sacramento

$1,540Median preschool / mo
+5.0%Pop growth 2018–23
California

Fresno

$1,277Median preschool / mo
72,049Under-5 (2023)
Florida

Miami

328,741Under-5 (2023)
7.1%FL median cap
Florida

Orlando

+3.2%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+11.0%Pop growth 2018–23
Florida

Tampa

161,580Under-5 (2023)
+6.9%Pop growth 2018–23
Florida

Jacksonville

+4.9%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+11.5%Pop growth 2018–23
Georgia

Atlanta

$1,223Median preschool / mo
364,051Under-5 (2023)
Arizona

Phoenix

$1,284Median preschool / mo
281,730Under-5 (2023)
Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth

$1,256Median preschool / mo
+7.6%Pop growth 2018–23
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

$1,591Median preschool / mo
345,905Under-5 (2023)
Illinois

Chicago

$1,658Median preschool / mo
91%Median occupancy
Michigan

Detroit

$1,494Median preschool / mo
89%Median occupancy
Ohio

Columbus

$1,472Median preschool / mo
6.8%OH median cap
Minnesota

Minneapolis–St. Paul

$1,689Median preschool / mo
$98,180Median income
Washington

Seattle

$1,819Median preschool / mo
$112,594Median income
North Carolina

Raleigh–Durham

$1,516Median preschool / mo
+6.1%Pop growth 2018–23
Nevada

Las Vegas

$1,299Median preschool / mo
+7.1%Pop growth 2018–23
New Mexico

Albuquerque

$1,267Median preschool / mo
46,282Under-5 (2023)
DC · Virginia · Maryland

Washington, DC

$1,797Median preschool / mo
$123,896Median income
Texas

Houston

$1,202Median preschool / mo
487,845Under-5 (2023)
Texas

Austin

+2.0%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+14.5%Pop growth 2018–23
Colorado

Denver

$1,710Median preschool / mo
90%Median occupancy
Oregon

Portland

$1,554Median preschool / mo
$94,573Median income
Indiana

Indianapolis

$1,386Median preschool / mo
88%Median occupancy
Missouri · Kansas

Kansas City

$1,481Median preschool / mo
89%Median occupancy
Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

$1,009Median preschool / mo
+5.5%Pop growth 2018–23
Michigan

Grand Rapids

$1,297Median preschool / mo
+9.9%Pop growth 2018–23
Arizona

Tucson

$1,146Median preschool / mo
52,285Under-5 (2023)
Massachusetts

Boston

$2,879Median preschool / mo
$112,484Median income
New York · New Jersey

New York Metro

$1,733Median preschool / mo
1.27MUnder-5 (2023)
Tennessee

Nashville

+4.7%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+9.6%Pop growth 2018–23
Maryland

Baltimore

$423MD median $/SF
$97,300Median income
Texas

San Antonio

$1,191Median preschool / mo
+7.7%Pop growth 2018–23
South Carolina

Charleston

+1.9%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+7.7%Pop growth 2018–23
Virginia

Richmond

$1,393Median preschool / mo
+0.1%Under-5 change 2018–23
North Carolina

Piedmont Triad

$1,273Median preschool / mo
94,264Under-5 (2023)
Iowa

Des Moines

+3.1%Under-5 growth 2018–23
+13.6%Pop growth 2018–23
Kansas

Wichita

$1,044Median preschool / mo
10.0%KS median cap
North Carolina

Charlotte

$1,369Median preschool / mo
+3.7%Under-5 change 2018–23
National brand

KinderCare

6.67%Median sold cap
$381Median $/SF
National brand

The Learning Experience

7.00%Median sold cap
$460Median $/SF
National brand

Kiddie Academy

6.46%Median sold cap
$378Median $/SF
National brand

Goddard School

7.20%Median sold cap
$41.16Median rent /SF
National brand

Primrose

7.20%Median sold cap
$401Median $/SF
National brand

La Petite Academy

6.89%Median sold cap
$207Median $/SF
National brand

Tutor Time

8.47%Median sold cap
$372Median $/SF
National brand

Childtime

6.20%Median sold cap
$262Median $/SF
Tuition: 2025 rates manually received by our team directly from national-chain schools in each market; medians across schools that shared rates. Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Cap rates: Little Scholars sold-comps dataset.

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