Taylorsville at a glance
- Population: 258 (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate), the 463rd-largest of 536 places in Georgia.
- 2020 Census base: 246 residents in the 2020 Census, per the US Census Bureau.
- 2020 to 2023 change: roughly 4.9% higher than at the 2020 Census (US Census Bureau).
- Rank among Georgia places: 463rd in population of 536 places (US Census Bureau).
- Size percentile: roughly 14% of Georgia's places have fewer residents (US Census Bureau).
- Coordinates: 34.0851 / -84.9856, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Aragon, GA (5 mi); Euharlee, GA (5 mi); Rockmart, GA (6 mi); Braswell, GA (7 mi); Kingston, GA (10 mi) — straight-line distances, US Census Bureau populations.
- Nearest smaller towns: Edwardsville, AL (28 mi); Ranger, GA (33 mi); Gaylesville, AL (35 mi) — US Census Bureau populations.
What a personal loan costs in Taylorsville
Unlike a revolving credit card, a personal loan is closed-end: the balance falls on a fixed schedule and the payment does not change.
Because the APR includes origination and finance charges, it is the honest comparison number; the personal loan calculator turns an APR and term into a monthly payment.
The offer you receive reflects the lender's read of your credit, income and debts, and the term controls the balance between payment size and total interest.
If you are consolidating debt, the loan only helps if you stop adding to the balances it clears; otherwise the total debt grows.
Georgia lending rules that apply in Taylorsville
Every figure in the table below is sourced to a publisher with a date; where a state does not publish a number, we say so rather than estimate.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Payday lending status | Prohibited (payday lending illegal in Georgia) Source says: "Payday lending is illegal in Georgia." | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Installment lender license required for loans of $3,000 or less Source says: "any entity making loans of $3,000.00 or less to individuals must be licensed with the Department as an installment lender". | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| 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 |
How to compare offers in Taylorsville
The steps below are worth completing first when you borrow in Taylorsville:
- Pull your free credit reports and dispute any error — it is the cheapest way to improve the rate you are offered.
- Run your figures through the personal loan calculator on this site so you know the payment before a lender quotes one.
- Pre-qualify with at least three lenders and compare the APR, not the interest rate.
- Check that the lender is licensed in Georgia using the regulator named above.
- Read the disclosure for origination fees and any prepayment penalty before you sign.