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Tick risk in Hamilton County, New York
Hamilton County covers 9 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 118 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 8% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. CDC surveillance lists Deer tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Hamilton County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Hamilton 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 Hamilton County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Hamilton County, NY
Professional tick control across Hamilton 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 Hamilton County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Hamilton County?
Most Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
Which towns in Hamilton County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Hamilton County: Deer 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 Hamilton County?
Hamilton County reports about 118 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 8% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 39th-highest of New York's 62 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 Hamilton County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.