Tick risk in Baldwin County, Alabama
Baldwin County covers 14 towns and carries the 1st-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Alabama's 67 counties, with a Lyme rate of 2 cases per 100,000 people a year (164th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, Lone star tick, and Gulf Coast tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Baldwin County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Baldwin County runs from Magnolia Springs (moderate) at the high end to Foley (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 28% to 86%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Magnolia SpringsModerate risk
- Spanish FortModerate risk
- LoxleyModerate risk
- Bay MinetteModerate risk
- Perdido BeachModerate risk
Tick species in Baldwin County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Baldwin County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Baldwin County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Baldwin County, AL
Professional tick control across Baldwin County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Baldwin County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Baldwin County?
Most Baldwin County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Baldwin County
Which towns in Baldwin County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Magnolia Springs carries the highest modeled tick risk in Baldwin County, followed by Spanish Fort, Loxley, Bay Minette, Perdido Beach. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Baldwin County ranges from 28% to 86%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Foley sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Baldwin County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Baldwin County: Deer tick, Lone star tick, Gulf Coast tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "Not established" for a species means there is no CDC surveillance record for the county, not that the tick is absent.
Is Lyme disease common in Baldwin County?
Baldwin County reports about 2 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 164th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 1st-highest of Alabama's 67 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
Does Baldwin County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Baldwin County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in Baldwin County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.