Tick risk in Carroll County, Virginia
Carroll County covers 1 towns and carries the 4th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 204 cases per 100,000 people a year (33rd of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Carroll County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Carroll County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Carroll County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Carroll County, VA
Professional tick control across Carroll 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 Carroll County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Carroll County?
Most Carroll 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 Carroll County
Which towns in Carroll County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Carroll 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 Carroll County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Carroll County: Deer 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 Carroll County?
Carroll County reports about 204 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 33rd-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 4th-highest of Virginia's 110 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 Carroll County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.