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Tick risk in Ada County, Idaho
Ada County covers 8 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 Ada County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Ada County runs from Hidden Springs (moderate) at the high end to Kuna (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 5% to 36%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Hidden SpringsModerate risk
- EagleModerate risk
- Garden CityModerate risk
- AvimorModerate risk
- Boise CityModerate risk
Tick species in Ada County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Ada 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 Ada 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 Ada County, ID
Professional tick control across Ada 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 Ada County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Ada County?
Most Ada 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 Ada County
Which towns in Ada County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Hidden Springs carries the highest modeled tick risk in Ada County, followed by Eagle, Garden City, Avimor, Boise City. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Ada County ranges from 5% to 36%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Kuna sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Ada County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Ada County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Ada County?
CDC reports too few cases in Ada County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Ada County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.