Tick Risk in Snohomish County, WA: All Towns

Highest and lowest tick risk in Snohomish County

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

At the summer peak, tick risk across Snohomish County runs from Index (moderate) at the high end to Arlington (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 35% to 94%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

IndexModerate risk
WoodwayModerate risk
Kayak PointModerate risk
Lake GoodwinModerate risk
ClearviewModerate risk

Tick species in Snohomish 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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA

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

How much does tick control cost in Snohomish County?

Most Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Which towns in Snohomish County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Index carries the highest modeled tick risk in Snohomish County, followed by Woodway, Kayak Point, Lake Goodwin, Clearview. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Snohomish County ranges from 35% to 94%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Arlington sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Snohomish County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Snohomish 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 Snohomish County?

CDC reports too few cases in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.

Tick risk in Snohomish County, Washington