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Tick risk in Whatcom County, Washington
Whatcom County covers 13 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Whatcom County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Whatcom County runs from Sudden Valley (moderate) at the high end to Sumas (moderate) 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.
- Sudden ValleyModerate risk
- GenevaModerate risk
- Peaceful ValleyModerate risk
- Point RobertsModerate risk
- BlaineModerate risk
Tick species in Whatcom 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 Whatcom 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 Whatcom 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 Whatcom County, WA
Professional tick control across Whatcom 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 Whatcom County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Whatcom County?
Most Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
Which towns in Whatcom County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Sudden Valley carries the highest modeled tick risk in Whatcom County, followed by Geneva, Peaceful Valley, Point Roberts, Blaine. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Whatcom County ranges from 26% to 93%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Sumas sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Whatcom County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Whatcom 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 Whatcom County?
CDC reports too few cases in Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.