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Tick risk in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
District of Columbia covers 1 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 13 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 19% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. CDC surveillance lists Deer tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in District of Columbia
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for District of Columbia, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
Pathogens detected in ticks tested from District of Columbia (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in District of Columbia, DC
Professional tick control across District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in District of Columbia?
Most District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia
Which towns in District of Columbia have the highest tick risk?
Every town in District of Columbia has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in District of Columbia?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in District of Columbia: Deer tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "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 District of Columbia?
District of Columbia reports about 13 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 19% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 1st-highest of District of Columbia's 1 counties). Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in District of Columbia
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.