Today's score
Ticks in Fairmount Heights, MD
Prince George's County
Moderate risk
Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.
Updated July 6, 2026
- Life stage
- Nymphs & adults
- Forest
- 50%
- Tick species
- 5 of 5 here
Right now
Latest reading- 76°
- Temperature
- 86%
- Humidity
- 0.1"
- Recent rain
7-day outlook
Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.
What's active right now
Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. Midsummer is the busiest stretch: nymphal deer ticks peak in the woods while American dog-tick adults are active in grass and along trails.
Local tick habitat
Fairmount Heights is 61% natural land cover (50% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 0.27 sq mi, home to about 1,489 people. That makes it the 17th-most wooded of the 27 towns in Prince George's County. Deer ticks live in wooded areas, along trail edges, and in tall grass: the more of that a town has, the more places ticks can quest.
Prince George's County reports about 6 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year, the 145th-highest of 1378 South counties. That county-level disease pressure, combined with Fairmount Heights's local habitat, sets how high its daily score can climb when the weather and season allow.
Tick control in Fairmount Heights, MD
Do I need tick control in Fairmount Heights?
Tick activity in Fairmount Heights is moderate today (52/100). Ticks are out, especially along yard edges, leaf litter, and shady borders. A seasonal treatment plan keeps numbers down before peak weeks hit.
Professional tick control in Fairmount Heights typically 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.
How much does tick control cost in Fairmount Heights?
Most 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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Is it tick season in Fairmount Heights right now?
Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Fairmount Heights, today's risk reads moderate (52/100). Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.
Nearby towns
Tick risk is local. Check the towns around you.
Stay ahead of ticks in Fairmount Heights
The TickZone app (coming soon) alerts you when Fairmount Heights's risk climbs, so protection happens before the bite.