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Tick risk in Sanpete County, Utah
Sanpete County covers 13 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 Sanpete County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Sanpete County runs from Spring City (moderate) at the high end to Ephraim (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 0% to 10%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Spring CityModerate risk
- Fountain GreenModerate risk
- WalesModerate risk
- FairviewLow risk
- GunnisonLow risk
Tick species in Sanpete County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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 Sanpete County, UT
Professional tick control across Sanpete 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 Sanpete County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Sanpete County?
Most Sanpete 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 Sanpete County
Which towns in Sanpete County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Spring City carries the highest modeled tick risk in Sanpete County, followed by Fountain Green, Wales, Fairview, Gunnison. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Sanpete County ranges from 0% to 10%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Ephraim sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Sanpete County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Sanpete County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Sanpete County?
CDC reports too few cases in Sanpete County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Sanpete County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.