Tick risk in Unicoi County, Tennessee
Unicoi 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 Unicoi County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
Tick species in Unicoi County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Unicoi County, TN
Professional tick control across Unicoi 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 Unicoi County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Unicoi County?
Most Unicoi 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 Unicoi County
Which towns in Unicoi County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Unicoi carries the highest modeled tick risk in Unicoi County, followed by Erwin. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Unicoi County ranges from 35% to 72%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Erwin sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Unicoi County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Unicoi 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 Unicoi County?
CDC reports too few cases in Unicoi 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 Unicoi County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.