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Tick risk in Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County covers 80 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 6 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 20% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, American dog tick, and Lone star tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.

Highest and lowest tick risk in Prince George's County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Prince George's County runs from University Park (high) at the high end to Andrews AFB (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 22% to 91%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

University ParkHigh risk
West LaurelModerate risk
Berwyn HeightsModerate risk
CheverlyModerate risk
Eagle HarborModerate risk

Tick species in Prince George's County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

Deer tickEstablished
American dog tickEstablished
Lone star tickEstablished
Gulf Coast tickNot established

Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Prince George's County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

BabesiosisBorrelia miyamotoi (relapsing fever)

Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Prince George's County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.

Tick control in Prince George's County, MD

Professional tick control across Prince George's 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 Prince George's County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Prince George's County?

Most Prince George's 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 Prince George's County

Which towns in Prince George's County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, University Park carries the highest modeled tick risk in Prince George's County, followed by West Laurel, Berwyn Heights, Cheverly, Eagle Harbor. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Prince George's County ranges from 22% to 91%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Andrews AFB sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Prince George's County?

CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County?

Prince George's County reports about 6 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 20% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 24th-highest of Maryland's 24 counties). Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.

All towns in Prince George's County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.