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Tick risk in Orange County, Florida

Orange County covers 48 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 1 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 24% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. 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 Orange County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Orange County runs from Paradise Heights (moderate) at the high end to Horizon West (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 23% to 81%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange County, FL

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

How much does tick control cost in Orange County?

Most Orange 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 Orange County

Which towns in Orange County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Paradise Heights carries the highest modeled tick risk in Orange County, followed by Windermere, Wedgefield, South Apopka, Lake Hart. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Orange County ranges from 23% to 81%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Horizon West sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Orange County?

CDC surveillance records 4 established tick species in Orange 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 Orange County?

Orange County reports about 1 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 24% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 18th-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 Orange County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?

Yes. The lone star tick is established in Orange 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 Orange County

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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.