Tick Risk in Pierce County, WA: All Towns

Highest and lowest tick risk in Pierce County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Pierce County runs from Maplewood (moderate) at the high end to Ruston (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 26% to 93%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

MaplewoodModerate risk
Stansberry LakeModerate risk
Anderson IslandModerate risk
Key CenterModerate risk
HomeModerate risk

Tick species in Pierce County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

Deer tickReported
American dog tickReported
Lone star tickNot established
Gulf Coast tickNot established

Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County, WA

Professional tick control across Pierce 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 Pierce County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Pierce County?

Most Pierce 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 Pierce County

Which towns in Pierce County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Maplewood carries the highest modeled tick risk in Pierce County, followed by Stansberry Lake, Anderson Island, Key Center, Home. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Pierce County ranges from 26% to 93%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Ruston sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Pierce County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Pierce County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.

Is Lyme disease common in Pierce County?

CDC reports too few cases in Pierce County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.

All towns in Pierce County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.

Tick risk in Pierce County, Washington