36of 100

Today's score

Ticks in Ypsilanti, MI

Washtenaw County

Moderate risk

Ticks are active. Use repellent, stick to trails, and do a tick check when you come inside.

Updated July 11, 2026

Life stage
Nymphs & adults
Forest
48%
Tick species
3 of 5 here

Right now

Latest reading
83°
Temperature
57%
Humidity
0.0"
Recent rain

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7-day outlook

Risk recalculates daily from the local forecast.

Today
36
Sun
42
Mon
41
Tue
40
Wed
39
Thu
41
Fri
44
Sat
40
Sun
32
Mon
33
Tue
34
Wed
34
Thu
33
Fri
32

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

Ypsilanti is 61% natural land cover (48% forest, plus open and brushy areas) across its 4.29 sq mi, home to about 19,393 people. That makes it the 7th-most wooded of the 8 towns in Washtenaw 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.

Washtenaw County reports about 32 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year, the 0th-highest of 0 Midwest counties. That county-level disease pressure, combined with Ypsilanti's local habitat, sets how high its daily score can climb when the weather and season allow.

Tick control in Ypsilanti, MI

Do I need tick control in Ypsilanti?

Tick activity in Ypsilanti is moderate today (36/100). 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 Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti?

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 Ypsilanti right now?

Yes. Deer-tick nymphs are at their peak alongside dog-tick adults. In Ypsilanti, today's risk reads moderate (36/100). 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 Ypsilanti

The TickZone iPhone app (launching soon) alerts you the evening before Ypsilanti's risk spikes, so protection happens before the bite.