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Lyerly is a tiny town of 525 people in Chattooga County, Georgia. It's about 16 miles from Rome, GA and 72 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $780 a month.
525people
$115kTypical home
$780/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 16 mi to Rome, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (975 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CHA airport
- 77 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chattooga County: R+64 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk