Tick risk in Calhoun County, West Virginia
Calhoun County covers 1 towns and carries the 13th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of West Virginia's 55 counties, with a Lyme rate of 311 cases per 100,000 people a year (15th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Calhoun County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, WV
Professional tick control across Calhoun 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 Calhoun County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Calhoun County?
Most Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
Which towns in Calhoun County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Calhoun County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Calhoun County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Calhoun County: Deer tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "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 Calhoun County?
Calhoun County reports about 311 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 15th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 13th-highest of West Virginia's 55 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Calhoun County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.