Tick risk in Scioto County, Ohio
Scioto County covers 5 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 Scioto County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Scioto County runs from Otway (moderate) at the high end to New Boston (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 37% to 76%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- OtwayModerate risk
- PortsmouthModerate risk
- RardenModerate risk
- South WebsterModerate risk
- New BostonLow risk
Tick species in Scioto County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- 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 Scioto County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Scioto County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Scioto County, OH
Professional tick control across Scioto 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 Scioto County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Scioto County?
Most Scioto 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 Scioto County
Which towns in Scioto County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Otway carries the highest modeled tick risk in Scioto County, followed by Portsmouth, Rarden, South Webster, New Boston. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Scioto County ranges from 37% to 76%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. New Boston sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Scioto County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Scioto County: Deer tick, American dog 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 Scioto County?
CDC reports too few cases in Scioto 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 Scioto County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.