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Tick risk in Greenlee County, Arizona

Greenlee County covers 3 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.

Highest and lowest tick risk in Greenlee County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Greenlee County runs from Clifton (low) at the high end to Morenci (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 1% to 2%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Greenlee County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

  • Deer tickNot established
  • American dog tickReported
  • Lone star tickNot established
  • Gulf Coast tickNot established

Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Greenlee 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 Greenlee 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 Greenlee County, AZ

Professional tick control across Greenlee 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 Greenlee County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Greenlee County?

Most Greenlee 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 Greenlee County

Which towns in Greenlee County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Clifton carries the highest modeled tick risk in Greenlee County, followed by Duncan, Morenci. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Greenlee County ranges from 1% to 2%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Morenci sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Greenlee County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Greenlee County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.

Is Lyme disease common in Greenlee County?

CDC reports too few cases in Greenlee County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.

All towns in Greenlee County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.

Tick risk where you live

Tick activity is local and changes daily. Pick your state for tick season dates, the species that live there, and a daily tick-risk score for every town.