Tick risk in Madison County, Virginia
Madison County covers 1 towns and carries the 27th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 35 cases per 100,000 people a year (97th of 1378 counties in the South). Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Madison County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison County, VA
Professional tick control across Madison 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 Madison County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Madison County?
Most Madison 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 Madison County
Which towns in Madison County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Madison 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 Madison County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Madison County, 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 Madison County?
Madison County reports about 35 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 97th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 27th-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 Madison County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.