Tick risk in Tom Green County, Texas
Tom Green County covers 1 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.
Tick species in Tom Green County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Tom Green 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 Tom Green 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 Tom Green County, TX
Professional tick control across Tom Green 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 Tom Green County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Tom Green County?
Most Tom Green 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 Tom Green County
Which towns in Tom Green County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Tom Green County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Tom Green County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Tom Green County: Gulf Coast tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease. "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 Tom Green County?
CDC reports too few cases in Tom Green 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 Tom Green County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.