Tick risk in Lake County, Florida
Lake County covers 14 towns and carries the 4th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Florida's 67 counties, with a Lyme rate of 2 cases per 100,000 people a year (160th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, American dog 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 Lake County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Lake County runs from Mascotte (moderate) at the high end to Lady Lake (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 37% to 61%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- MascotteModerate risk
- GrovelandModerate risk
- Howey-in-the-HillsModerate risk
- LeesburgModerate risk
- AstatulaModerate risk
Tick species in Lake County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- 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 Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake County, FL
Professional tick control across Lake 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 Lake County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Lake County?
Most Lake 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 Lake County
Which towns in Lake County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Mascotte carries the highest modeled tick risk in Lake County, followed by Groveland, Howey-in-the-Hills, Leesburg, Astatula. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Lake County ranges from 37% to 61%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Lady Lake sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Lake County?
CDC surveillance records 4 established tick species in Lake County: Deer tick, American dog 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 Lake County?
Lake County reports about 2 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 160th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 4th-highest of Florida'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 Lake County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Lake 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 Lake County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.