The median Lyerly homeowner pays $1,038/year in property taxes. That is 2.17% of median household income. See how Lyerly compares and check your savings potential.
Lyerly is a town of about 525 people in Chattooga County, set in the ridge-and-valley country of Georgia's far northwest corner, south of Summerville and not far from the Alabama line. In a place this small, the housing stock is easy to picture: older homes near the center of town, farmhouses and manufactured homes on the rural roads around it. The median Lyerly home is worth about $114,600, essentially matching the Chattooga County median of $115,600, in one of the most affordable corners of the state. Across Chattooga County, home values run from roughly $58,630 at the 25th percentile to $218,740 at the 75th, and that spread is the thing to watch. When values in one county range nearly fourfold, the appraisal office has to make big judgment calls about condition, acreage, and outbuildings, and it makes them from records, not driveways. The saving grace is Chattooga's low effective property tax rate, about 0.81%, among the gentlest in Georgia, and with a median household income of $47,750 the typical Lyerly homeowner spends about 2.2% of income on property taxes. But low rates make errors easier to overlook, and on a modest home, an assessment carrying an extra $20,000 of phantom value is a meaningful cost that repeats every year. Records on small-town properties also go stale, still counting the barn that fell or missing the roof that needs replacing. Check the notice when it comes. Georgia's appeal clock runs 45 days from the printed date, then stops.
Lyerly Appeal Quick Facts
The median home in Lyerly is valued at $114,600, and the typical homeowner pays about $1,038 per year in property tax (Census ACS 2024), based on Chattooga County's 2.014% combined millage applied to 40% of fair market value after exemptions. That means the typical Lyerly homeowner spends 2.17% of household income on property taxes alone. If Chattooga County has overestimated your home's fair market value, you are paying more than you should. Georgia law guarantees that filing an appeal cannot increase your assessment, so there is no risk in checking. At $114,600, Lyerly home values are 1% below the Chattooga County median, 32% below Georgia's statewide median of $170,200, 63% below the national median of $318,000.
Check If Your Lyerly Home Is Overassessed
In smaller communities like Lyerly, finding comparable sales can be harder. Expand your search to other parts of Chattooga County. The Board of Equalization understands limited inventory in small towns. Focus on homes with similar square footage and condition, even if they are several miles away. For the full evidence strategy, exemption details, and step-by-step filing instructions, see our Chattooga County Property Tax Guide.
Based on a combined tax rate of 2.014%. Your actual rate may vary by tax district.
A 10% reduction on the median Lyerly home ($114,600 down by $11,460) would save approximately $92 per year, or $276 over three years with the 299c value freeze.
At 2.17% of household income, even a modest reduction in your assessed value makes a real difference in your annual budget.
Property tax appeals in Lyerly are filed with the Chattooga County Board of Assessors. You have 45 days from the date of your assessment notice to submit a PT-311A form.
Chattooga County Board of Assessors: 120 Cox St., Summerville, GA 30747 | 706-857-0737 For the full appeal process and deadline details, see our Chattooga County Property Tax Guide.
Based on 2024 American Community Survey estimates and Chattooga County millage rates.