Humid subtropical
Toccoa, Georgia
Stephens County, Georgia · Population 9.2k · 1,004 ft elevation
Living in Toccoa
Toccoa has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 68 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Toccoa is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Toccoa at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,936 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $155k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $776/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 116 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,736 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 33°F | 5.5″ | 0.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 36°F | 5.0″ | 0.4″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 41°F | 5.4″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 260 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 66°F | 5.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 5.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 36°F | 5.8″ | 0.5″ | 176 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology