Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Lyerly run?
Lyerly’s town government spent $376,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $724 per resident. Water and other utilities ($171,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lyerly is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $724 per resident a year, or $1.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$724 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Lyerly’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($724 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Lyerly spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($71,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lyerly itself left out).
No trend yet
Lyerly reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,038 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lyerly’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lyerly’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lyerly →
Who’s in charge in Lyerly
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 173 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (519).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Chattooga County School District
Lyerly’s K–12 school district, shared with Menlo, Summerville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,009 per pupil, $8,107 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lyerly’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lyerly alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chattooga County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%8,769 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.7%1,896 votesOthers: 0.4% (41 votes).
Most votes in Chattooga County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Lyerly lies in Chattooga County. Every 2024 race in Chattooga County is on the county’s page.
Chattooga County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lyerly.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lyerly’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lyerly’s government
How much does Lyerly spend per resident?
About $724 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $724 was more than 53% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lyerly?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,038 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lyerly’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lyerly yet.
How did Lyerly vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Lyerly alone. Chattooga County, where 100% of Lyerly lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 17.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lyerly?
3 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,701 (about $104,412 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lyerly in the state legislature?
State Senate District 53 (Lanny Thomas) and State House District 12 (Eddie Lumsden). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →