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Tick risk in Utah County, Utah
Utah County covers 26 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 Utah County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Utah County runs from Woodland Hills (moderate) at the high end to Benjamin (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 0% to 56%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Woodland HillsModerate risk
- Cedar FortModerate risk
- AlpineModerate risk
- Elk RidgeModerate risk
- FairfieldModerate risk
Tick species in Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah County, UT
Professional tick control across Utah 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 Utah County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Utah County?
Most Utah 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 Utah County
Which towns in Utah County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Woodland Hills carries the highest modeled tick risk in Utah County, followed by Cedar Fort, Alpine, Elk Ridge, Fairfield. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Utah County ranges from 0% to 56%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Benjamin sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Utah County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Utah 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 Utah County?
CDC reports too few cases in Utah 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 Utah County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.