Tick risk in Highland County, Virginia
Highland County covers 1 towns and carries the 2nd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 385 cases per 100,000 people a year (10th 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 Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Highland County, VA
Professional tick control across Highland 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 Highland County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Highland County?
Most Highland 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 Highland County
Which towns in Highland County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Highland 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 Highland County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Highland 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 Highland County?
Highland County reports about 385 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 10th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 2nd-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 Highland County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.