Tick risk in Houston County, Tennessee
Houston County covers 2 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 Houston County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Houston County runs from Tennessee Ridge (moderate) at the high end to Erin (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 56% to 75%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Tennessee RidgeModerate risk
- ErinModerate risk
Tick species in Houston County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County, TN
Professional tick control across Houston 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 Houston County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Houston County?
Most Houston 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 Houston County
Which towns in Houston County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Tennessee Ridge carries the highest modeled tick risk in Houston County, followed by Erin. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Houston County ranges from 56% to 75%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Erin sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Houston County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Houston County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the south. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Houston County?
CDC reports too few cases in Houston 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.
All towns in Houston County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.