Tick risk in Indian River County, Florida
Indian River County covers 5 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 Indian River County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Indian River County runs from Fellsmere (moderate) at the high end to Orchid (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 24% to 53%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- FellsmereModerate risk
- SebastianLow risk
- Indian River ShoresLow risk
- Vero BeachLow risk
- OrchidLow risk
Tick species in Indian River County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Indian River 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 Indian River 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 Indian River County, FL
Professional tick control across Indian River 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 Indian River County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Indian River County?
Most Indian River 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 Indian River County
Which towns in Indian River County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Fellsmere carries the highest modeled tick risk in Indian River County, followed by Sebastian, Indian River Shores, Vero Beach, Orchid. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Indian River County ranges from 24% to 53%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Orchid sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Indian River County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Indian River County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Gulf Coast tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease. "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 Indian River County?
CDC reports too few cases in Indian River County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.
All towns in Indian River County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.