Tick risk in Hart County, Kentucky
Hart County covers 3 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 Hart County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Hart County runs from Bonnieville (moderate) at the high end to Horse Cave (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 26% to 41%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- BonnievilleModerate risk
- MunfordvilleModerate risk
- Horse CaveModerate risk
Tick species in Hart County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Hart 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 Hart 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 Hart County, KY
Professional tick control across Hart 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 Hart County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Hart County?
Most Hart 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 Hart County
Which towns in Hart County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Bonnieville carries the highest modeled tick risk in Hart County, followed by Munfordville, Horse Cave. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Hart County ranges from 26% to 41%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Horse Cave sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Hart County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Hart County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the south. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Hart County?
CDC reports too few cases in Hart 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 Hart County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.