Tick risk in Somerset County, Maryland
Somerset County covers 2 towns and carries the 15th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Maryland's 22 counties, with a Lyme rate of 30 cases per 100,000 people a year (104th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer 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 Somerset County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Somerset County runs from Princess Anne (moderate) at the high end to Crisfield (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 30% to 36%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Princess AnneModerate risk
- CrisfieldModerate risk
Tick species in Somerset County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- 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 Somerset County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Somerset County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Somerset County, MD
Professional tick control across Somerset 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 Somerset County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Somerset County?
Most Somerset 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 Somerset County
Which towns in Somerset County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Princess Anne carries the highest modeled tick risk in Somerset County, followed by Crisfield. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Somerset County ranges from 30% to 36%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Crisfield sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Somerset County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Somerset County: Deer 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 Somerset County?
Somerset County reports about 30 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 104th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 15th-highest of Maryland's 22 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 Somerset County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.