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Tick risk in Rappahannock County, Virginia
Rappahannock County covers 4 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 189 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 6% 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.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Rappahannock County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Rappahannock County runs from Washington (moderate) at the high end to Chester Gap (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 39% to 89%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- WashingtonModerate risk
- SperryvilleModerate risk
- Flint HillModerate risk
- Chester GapModerate risk
Tick species in Rappahannock County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County, VA
Professional tick control across Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Rappahannock County?
Most Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County
Which towns in Rappahannock County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Washington carries the highest modeled tick risk in Rappahannock County, followed by Sperryville, Flint Hill, Chester Gap. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Rappahannock County ranges from 39% to 89%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Chester Gap sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Rappahannock County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County?
Rappahannock County reports about 189 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 6% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 7th-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 Rappahannock County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.