Personal loans in Avera, GA
Avera shed about 3.6% of its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Avera is a small community in Georgia, with an estimated 215 residents, and every licensed lender here follows the same state rulebook.
An estimated 215 people make their home in Avera, a figure that ranks 476th in Georgia. Borrowers who want a bigger city can look to Stapleton, GA about 4 miles away. Every figure below is Georgia's own, applied to Avera's 215 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing in Avera.
Where Avera stands
Set out below is Avera's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: the Census counts 215 residents in Avera (Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 476th-largest figure among Georgia's 536 places.
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 3.6%.
- People gained or lost: about 8 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 11% of Georgia's places have fewer residents than Avera's 215.
- Land and density: 0.7 square miles of land carry roughly 331 residents per square mile.
- Land area: Avera covers 0.7 square miles, the 520th-largest area among Georgia's 536 places.
- Share of state population: Avera's 215 residents are about 0.0% of Georgia.
- National rank: Avera sits 16,242nd by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Avera ranks 491st among Georgia's 536 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Georgia: the state average change is +3.4%, while Avera moved 3.6%.
- Density in Georgia: Avera ranks 364th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Avera runs about 331 residents per square mile, where the Georgia median is 536.
- Location: 33.1934, -82.5287 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Stapleton (4 mi); Gibson (5 mi); Wrens (8 mi); Davisboro (15 mi); Louisville (16 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Edge Hill (6 mi); Mitchell (10 mi); Camak (19 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 18 smaller Census places.
- Within 100 miles: 244 places are larger than Avera.
A practical checklist for Avera borrowers
Before you apply in Avera, a community of about 215, work through these steps:
- Get all three reports, dispute anything wrong, and keep the corrected file for your applications.
- Use the loan calculator to test the payment on your intended amount and term.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Confirm the lender holds a Georgia licence by checking the regulator named above.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
- Make sure the new payment leaves room in a budget you already keep.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
None of these steps is Avera-specific: the same Georgia licensing and disclosure rules reach all 215 residents.
Where Avera sits in Georgia
Against Georgia's other places, Avera accounts for about 0.0% of the state's population and ranks 476th of 536 by size. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Avera stands 491st among Georgia's 536 places — roughly the 8th percentile. At about 331 people per square mile, Avera is the 364th most densely settled place in Georgia. By land area, its 0.7 square miles rank 520th of 536 places in Georgia.
The anatomy of a Avera personal loan
Avera is a small community of about 215 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Avera lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Avera decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
The Georgia lending rules that reach Avera
Every row below records a Georgia rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Avera 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 |
Land, water and location for Avera
Avera covers about 0.7 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. That land carries about 331 people per square mile. The largest place in Georgia, Atlanta, lies about 116 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 44 larger communities surround Avera. The 100-mile radius contains 244 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Stapleton, GA — population 399
- Gibson, GA — population 630
- Edge Hill, GA — population 20
- Wrens, GA — population 2,127
- Mitchell, GA — population 158
- Davisboro, GA — population 1,939
- Louisville, GA — population 2,289
- Warrenton, GA — population 1,875