Tick risk in Campbell County, Kentucky
Campbell County covers 15 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 Campbell County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Campbell County runs from Crestview (moderate) at the high end to Newport (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 38% to 82%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- CrestviewModerate risk
- Fort ThomasModerate risk
- MelbourneModerate risk
- WoodlawnModerate risk
- Cold SpringModerate risk
Tick species in Campbell County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Campbell 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 Campbell 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 Campbell County, KY
Professional tick control across Campbell 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 Campbell County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Campbell County?
Most Campbell 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 Campbell County
Which towns in Campbell County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Crestview carries the highest modeled tick risk in Campbell County, followed by Fort Thomas, Melbourne, Woodlawn, Cold Spring. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Campbell County ranges from 38% to 82%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Newport sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Campbell County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Campbell County: 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 Campbell County?
CDC reports too few cases in Campbell 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 Campbell County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.