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Toccoa is a big small town of 9,238 people in Stephens County, Georgia. It's about 35 miles from Gainesville, GA and 84 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $711 a month.
9,238people
$178kTypical home
$711/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,238
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Gainesville, GA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,725 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to GSP airport
- 91 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 200 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephens County: R+63 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk