A town of 9,238. Public schools that outperform most of Georgia.
The 3 things Toccoa does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Toccoa. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Toccoa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toccoa Elementary School | 2–4 | 605 | B+ |
The typical Toccoa home is worth about $234,000, up 2.3% in a year, 29% below the Georgia typical home.
Toccoa beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Toccoa | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.5% |
1.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alewine Park | — | 17 |
Toccoa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Toccoa has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Toccoa for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Gainesville (4%), Lavonia (3%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Toccoa on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Toccoa.
City in Georgia, United States
Toccoa is a city in and the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States. It lies in the state's far northeast near the border with South Carolina, about 50 miles (80 km) from Athens and about 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,133 as of the 2020 census.
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