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Tick risk in York County, Virginia
York County covers 2 towns. Its CDC Lyme rate of 7 cases per 100,000 people a year ranks in the top 20% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease. CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, American dog tick, and Lone star 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 York County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across York County runs from Yorktown (moderate) at the high end to Bethel Manor (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 26% to 76%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- YorktownModerate risk
- Bethel ManorLow risk
Tick species in York County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickNot established
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for York 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 York 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 York County, VA
Professional tick control across York 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 York County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in York County?
Most York 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 York County
Which towns in York County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Yorktown carries the highest modeled tick risk in York County, followed by Bethel Manor. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across York County ranges from 26% to 76%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Bethel Manor sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in York County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in York County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Lone star tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "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 York County?
York County reports about 7 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), in the top 20% of U.S. counties for reported Lyme disease (the 61st-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.
Does York County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in York County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in York County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.