Personal loans in Lyerly, GA
Personal loans in Lyerly are mostly unsecured, so the APR reflects how a lender reads your credit — not the city's 463 population. With an estimated 463 residents, Lyerly is the 397th-largest of 536 places in Georgia.
The trend for Lyerly between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 1.1%. Get pre-qualified with several lenders, then compare APR rather than the headline rate for a Lyerly loan. The nearest larger metro is Summerville, GA about 6 miles away. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Lyerly's roughly 463 residents, and a state regulator supervises it.
Local context for Lyerly
Most of what governs a Lyerly loan is written in Georgia law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 463 — Lyerly ranks 397th of 536 communities in Georgia (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A rise of about 1.1% from 2020 to 2023.
- Absolute change: 5 residents added between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: Lyerly sits ahead of around 26% of Georgia places, at 463 people.
- Land and density: 0.8 square miles of land carry roughly 617 residents per square mile.
- By land area: Lyerly ranks 516th among Georgia's 536 places, at 0.8 sq mi.
- State population share: Lyerly accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Georgia.
- National rank: Lyerly sits 13,486th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Georgia: Lyerly stands 277th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 536 places.
- Against the state trend: Lyerly's 1.1% change compares with a Georgia average of +3.4% across its 536 places.
- Density rank: Lyerly places 232nd among Georgia's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Lyerly runs about 617 residents per square mile, where the Georgia median is 536.
- Location: 34.4034 / -85.4041, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Summerville (6 mi); Menlo (7 mi); Trion (11 mi); Rome (16 mi); Valley Head (16 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller places close by: Gaylesville (13 mi); Mentone (15 mi); Hammondville (18 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 17 of them.
- At 100 miles: 317 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The Lyerly borrowing checklist
Before you apply in Lyerly, a community of about 463, work through these steps:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Check the Georgia regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Choose a term you can live with; stretching it lowers the payment but raises total interest.
None of these steps is Lyerly-specific: the same Georgia licensing and disclosure rules reach all 463 residents.
Georgia rules behind a Lyerly personal loan
Every row below records a Georgia rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Lyerly lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance (DBF) Source says: "The Non-depository division supervises mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators, as well as installment lenders, check cashers, and money transmitters". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Installment Loan Act rate cap | 10% per annum of the face amount of the contract (licensed installment loans) Source says: "may charge interest at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum of the face amount of the contract". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | See the latest published figure value_text left null: Georgia's rate ceilings are set by O.C.G.A. Title 7, Chapter 4 (O.C.G.A. §§ 7-4-1 to 7-4-21); the Department of Banking and Finance does not publish the figure and the official code host could not be fetched, so no figure is asserted. | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
Lyerly's place among Georgia's 536 places
Within Georgia, Lyerly holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 397th-largest share among 536 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Lyerly stands 277th among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 48th percentile. Its roughly 617 residents per square mile place it 232nd among Georgia's places. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 5 residents.
How lenders reach Lyerly
At roughly 617 people per square mile, Lyerly is moderately settled; 80 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Lyerly has a local branch or not, a Georgia-licensed lender can serve its 463 people online on the same terms. The nearest larger city, Summerville, GA about 6 miles away.
How personal loans work in Lyerly
Lyerly is a small community of about 463 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Lyerly. The term you choose in Lyerly decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
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Nearby places
- Summerville, GA — population 4,420
- Menlo, GA — population 482
- Trion, GA — population 1,969
- Gaylesville, AL — population 174
- Mentone, AL — population 325
- Rome, GA — population 38,111
- Cedar Bluff, AL — population 1,899
- Valley Head, AL — population 590