Condos for Sale in LaFayette, GA

The historic city of LaFayette serves as the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, a small town in northwest Georgia only 30 miles south of Chattanooga. Known by locals as “The Queen City of the Highlands,” LaFayette was originally called Chattooga until being renamed in 1836 after Marquis de LaFayette, the French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolutionary War and became a leading character in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton: An American Musical.” Today, LaFayette is known for its rich history, bustling Main Street and proximity to the region's best rock climbing and spelunking sites. Most of the nearly 6,000 homes in LaFayette are located within a few miles of Main Street west of Highway 27, where the streetscapes fan out in asymmetrical patterns through the deep Georgia woods among the hills overlooking the Chattooga River. Like most rural neighborhoods, the lot sizes and architectural styles are varied, but home buyers can expect to find several ranch, split-level and Craftsman-style homes on large wooded lots throughout LaFayette, with home prices ranging from $180,000 to $300,000. Students in LaFayette attend Naomi Elementary School, a C-plus-rated school with a