Tick risk in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hamilton County covers 10 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 Hamilton County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Hamilton County runs from Walden (moderate) at the high end to East Ridge (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 56% to 92%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- WaldenModerate risk
- Lookout MountainModerate risk
- Signal MountainModerate risk
- RidgesideModerate risk
- Soddy-DaisyModerate risk
Tick species in Hamilton 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 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, TN
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?
At the summer peak, Walden carries the highest modeled tick risk in Hamilton County, followed by Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain, Ridgeside, Soddy-Daisy. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Hamilton County ranges from 56% to 92%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. East Ridge sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Hamilton County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County?
CDC reports too few cases in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.