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Tick risk in Cape May County, New Jersey
Cape May County covers 16 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 44 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 14% 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 Cape May County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Cape May County runs from Woodbine Borough (moderate) at the high end to Wildwood Crest Borough (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 0% to 78%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Woodbine BoroughModerate risk
- Cape May Point BoroughModerate risk
- West Cape May BoroughModerate risk
- Dennis TownshipModerate risk
- Upper TownshipModerate risk
Tick species in Cape May County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- 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 Cape May 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 Cape May County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Cape May County, NJ
Professional tick control across Cape May 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 Cape May County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Cape May County?
Most Cape May 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 Cape May County
Which towns in Cape May County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Woodbine Borough carries the highest modeled tick risk in Cape May County, followed by Cape May Point Borough, West Cape May Borough, Dennis Township, Upper Township. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Cape May County ranges from 0% to 78%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Wildwood Crest Borough sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Cape May County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Cape May 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 Cape May County?
Cape May County reports about 44 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 14% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 17th-highest of New Jersey's 21 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 Cape May County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.