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A town of 525. A typical home worth about $189K.

Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
525
−15.9% since 2010
Typical home
$189K
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
46.4
years
Jobs based here
72
A commuter town

What makes Lyerly stand out

The 2 things Lyerly does most differently from other towns.

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$189Ktypical home
Housing
$189K typical home
43% below the GA typical home
Up 4.5% in a year.
CSchool Grade
Schools
Better than 25%
of GA districts
School Grade C.
Small town

525 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Summerville · 6 miMenlo · 7 miTrion · 11 miGaylesville · 13 miMentone · 15 miRome · 16 mi

Lyerly’s report card

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Housing$189K43% below the GA typical homeSchoolsCBeats 25% of GA districtsCommute20 miHalf of commuters travel lessHazards78/100High risk of storm & flood damageClimate90°/32°Summer high · winter low · 0″ snowOutdoors0 miof trails · 5.6% conserved

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Weather

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H 0° · L 53°

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The data

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Housing

A typical Lyerly home is worth about $189K

The typical Lyerly home is worth about $189,000, up 4.5% in a year, 43% below the Georgia typical home.

$189KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lyerly$189K
Georgia$331K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Lyerly’s public schools outperform 25% of Georgia districts

The public schools Lyerly’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Lyerly Elementary SchoolPK–8335B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lyerly

Most working residents leave Lyerly for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Summerville (13%), Rome (11%) and LaFayette (9%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lyerly1%
Summerville13%
Rome11%
LaFayette9%
Calhoun4%
20 mi
median commute distance
72
jobs based in Lyerly
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Lyerly has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 32°, and snow is almost unheard of.

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–54°
Spring48–73°
Summer67–89°
Fall50–74°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lyerly is

Lyerly beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Georgia
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outLyerlyGA
More adults with COPD11.7%6.5%
More adults with heart disease9.4%6.1%
More smokers20.9%13.6%
Dekalb Regional Medical Center
20.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.6% of Lyerly is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.6%conserved
Map of Lyerly: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.6%
conserved · 27 of 480 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Angus McLeod Park0.4 mi21
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lyerly for work

Where Lyerly’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Summerville Summerville 13% 11% → Rome Rome 11% 9% → LaFayette LaFayette 9% 4% → Calhoun Calhoun 4% 3% → Trion Trion 3% 3% → Dalton Dalton 3% Lyerly · 1% stay
72jobs based in Lyerly
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)]
1940 · Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] · Wikimedia Commons
Lyerly’s story

Lyerly in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Lyerly

Town in Georgia, United States

Lyerly is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 454.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
454
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
630 ft
ZIP code
30730

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