Tick risk in Gordon County, Georgia
Gordon 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 Gordon County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Gordon County runs from Resaca (moderate) at the high end to Calhoun (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 46% to 78%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- ResacaModerate risk
- RangerModerate risk
- FairmountModerate risk
- PlainvilleModerate risk
- CalhounModerate risk
Tick species in Gordon County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Gordon 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 Gordon 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 Gordon County, GA
Professional tick control across Gordon 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 Gordon County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Gordon County?
Most Gordon 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 Gordon County
Which towns in Gordon County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Resaca carries the highest modeled tick risk in Gordon County, followed by Ranger, Fairmount, Plainville, Calhoun. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Gordon County ranges from 46% to 78%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Calhoun sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Gordon County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Gordon County: 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 Gordon County?
CDC reports too few cases in Gordon 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.
Does Gordon County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Gordon 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 Gordon County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.