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Tick risk in Alexandria city, Virginia
Alexandria city covers 1 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 10 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 19% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Alexandria city
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- 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 Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Alexandria city, VA
Professional tick control across Alexandria city 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 Alexandria city's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Alexandria city?
Most Alexandria city 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 Alexandria city
Which towns in Alexandria city have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Alexandria city 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 Alexandria city?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city?
Alexandria city reports about 10 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 19% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 56th-highest of Virginia's 132 counties). Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
All towns in Alexandria city
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.