Tick risk in Grayson County, Virginia
Grayson County covers 3 towns and carries the 3rd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 281 cases per 100,000 people a year (20th 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.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Grayson County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Grayson County runs from Troutdale (moderate) at the high end to Independence (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 54% to 88%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- TroutdaleModerate risk
- FriesModerate risk
- IndependenceModerate risk
Tick species in Grayson County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickReported
- 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 Grayson 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 Grayson County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Grayson County, VA
Professional tick control across Grayson 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 Grayson County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Grayson County?
Most Grayson 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 Grayson County
Which towns in Grayson County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Troutdale carries the highest modeled tick risk in Grayson County, followed by Fries, Independence. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Grayson County ranges from 54% to 88%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Independence sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Grayson County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Grayson 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 Grayson County?
Grayson County reports about 281 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 20th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 3rd-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 Grayson County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.