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Tick risk in Charlottesville city, Virginia
Charlottesville city covers 1 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 21 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 17% 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 Charlottesville city
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- 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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city, VA
Professional tick control across Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Charlottesville city?
Most Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city
Which towns in Charlottesville city have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city?
Charlottesville city reports about 21 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 17% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 42nd-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 Charlottesville city
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.