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Tick risk in Clatsop County, Oregon
Clatsop County covers 6 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 Clatsop County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Clatsop County runs from Astoria (moderate) at the high end to Seaside (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 44% to 74%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- AstoriaModerate risk
- KnappaModerate risk
- Cannon BeachModerate risk
- WarrentonModerate risk
- GearhartModerate risk
Tick species in Clatsop County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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 Clatsop County, OR
Professional tick control across Clatsop 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 Clatsop County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Clatsop County?
Most Clatsop 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 Clatsop County
Which towns in Clatsop County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Astoria carries the highest modeled tick risk in Clatsop County, followed by Knappa, Cannon Beach, Warrenton, Gearhart. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Clatsop County ranges from 44% to 74%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Seaside sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Clatsop County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Clatsop County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Clatsop County?
CDC reports too few cases in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.