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Tick risk in Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson 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 Davidson County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Davidson County runs from Forest Hills (moderate) at the high end to Berry Hill (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 19% to 83%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Davidson 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 Davidson County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

Lyme disease

Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Davidson County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.

Tick control in Davidson County, TN

Professional tick control across Davidson 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 Davidson County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Davidson County?

Most Davidson 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 Davidson County

Which towns in Davidson County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Forest Hills carries the highest modeled tick risk in Davidson County, followed by Oak Hill, Belle Meade, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government, Goodlettsville. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Davidson County ranges from 19% to 83%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Berry Hill sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Davidson County?

CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Davidson County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Lone star tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "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 Davidson County?

CDC reports too few cases in Davidson County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.

Does Davidson County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?

Yes. The lone star tick is established in Davidson County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.

All towns in Davidson County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.