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Tick risk in Miami County, Ohio
Miami County covers 12 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Miami County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Miami County runs from Casstown (moderate) at the high end to Pleasant Hill (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 10% to 43%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- CasstownModerate risk
- West MiltonModerate risk
- LauraModerate risk
- Ludlow FallsModerate risk
- CovingtonLow risk
Tick species in Miami County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Miami 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 Miami County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Miami County, OH
Professional tick control across Miami 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 Miami County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Miami County?
Most Miami 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 Miami County
Which towns in Miami County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Casstown carries the highest modeled tick risk in Miami County, followed by West Milton, Laura, Ludlow Falls, Covington. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Miami County ranges from 10% to 43%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Pleasant Hill sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Miami County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Miami County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the midwest. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Miami County?
CDC reports too few cases in Miami County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Miami County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.