Tick Risk in Kern County, CA: All Towns

Highest and lowest tick risk in Kern County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Kern County runs from Pine Mountain Club (moderate) at the high end to Boron (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 0% to 83%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Pine Mountain ClubModerate risk
BodfishModerate risk
Bear Valley SpringsModerate risk
Frazier ParkModerate risk
LebecModerate risk

Tick species in Kern County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

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

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

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

How much does tick control cost in Kern County?

Most Kern 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 Kern County

Which towns in Kern County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Pine Mountain Club carries the highest modeled tick risk in Kern County, followed by Bodfish, Bear Valley Springs, Frazier Park, Lebec. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Kern County ranges from 0% to 83%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Boron sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Kern County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Kern 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 Kern County?

CDC reports too few cases in Kern 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 Kern County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.

Tick risk in Kern County, California