Tick risk in Bullitt County, Kentucky
Bullitt 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 Bullitt County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Bullitt County runs from Fox Chase (moderate) at the high end to Hunters Hollow (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 18% to 55%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Fox ChaseModerate risk
- Lebanon JunctionModerate risk
- Hebron EstatesModerate risk
- Mount WashingtonModerate risk
- ShepherdsvilleModerate risk
Tick species in Bullitt County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Bullitt 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 Bullitt 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 Bullitt County, KY
Professional tick control across Bullitt 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 Bullitt County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Bullitt County?
Most Bullitt 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 Bullitt County
Which towns in Bullitt County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Fox Chase carries the highest modeled tick risk in Bullitt County, followed by Lebanon Junction, Hebron Estates, Mount Washington, Shepherdsville. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Bullitt County ranges from 18% to 55%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Hunters Hollow sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Bullitt County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Bullitt County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Lone star tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "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 Bullitt County?
CDC reports too few cases in Bullitt 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 Bullitt County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.