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Tick risk in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Nantucket County covers 1 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 1104 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 1% 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.
Tick species in Nantucket 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 Nantucket 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 Nantucket County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Nantucket County, MA
Professional tick control across Nantucket 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 Nantucket County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Nantucket County?
Most Nantucket 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 Nantucket County
Which towns in Nantucket County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Nantucket County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Nantucket County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Nantucket 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 Nantucket County?
Nantucket County reports about 1104 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 1% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 2nd-highest of Massachusetts's 14 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 Nantucket County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.