Tick risk in Culpeper County, Virginia
Culpeper County covers 1 towns and carries the 22nd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 42 cases per 100,000 people a year (90th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists American dog tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Culpeper County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Culpeper 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 Culpeper 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 Culpeper County, VA
Professional tick control across Culpeper 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 Culpeper County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Culpeper County?
Most Culpeper 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 Culpeper County
Which towns in Culpeper County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Culpeper County: American dog 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 Culpeper County?
Culpeper County reports about 42 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 90th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 22nd-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 Culpeper County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.