Stephens County residents enjoy a high quality of life. Take a glimpse at our community assets...
Affordable living
Stephens County residents enjoy a high quality of life. Housing and land are very affordable as compared to metropolitan areas, making it more attainable for families to buy their first – or second – home. The
homeownership rate is 72.7%. Stephens County also has a wealth of natural beauty and many parks for residents to enjoy.
Comfortable climate
Toccoa has 4 distinct seasons, yet without extreme heat or cold. Because of higher elevation, it doesn’t get as hot here in the summer as many other places with the same latitude; in the winter there are
usually 1 or 2 light dustings of snow. Rarely does the weather prevent one from spending the day outside.
Slower pace of life
Stephens County is close enough to, and far enough from, major urban centers. Stephens County is a true small town community with a unique flavor, not just another town engulfed within suburbia. If you crave the city life, you can easily drive to Atlanta or Greenville for the day.
Big City amenities
Toccoa offers big city amenities without the hassle. Stephens County Hospital provides top-quality medical services typically only found in metropolitan areas. Our local airport has two recently re-surfaced
runways which can accommodate small jets. The Toccoa Symphony offers a year-round concert schedule of classical and modern music. A 4-year college and 2-year technical college serve Stephens County. You can even catch a ride on AMTRAK to New York or New Orleans!
Friendly Community
If you relocate to Stephens County, you won’t be a stranger for long. That’s because ours is an open, friendly community where people greet one another with a smile. We welcome new people into our community.
World War II Military Heritage
Toccoa’s unique place in World War II history has inspired books and movies like the The Dirty Dozen, Saving Private Ryan, and the Band of Brothers. Camp Toccoa, located at Currahee Mountain five miles from town, was a WWII paratrooper training base. It was the first training base for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, whose Easy Company was the subject of the book and HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
Visitors, historians, tour groups and veterans come from around the world to visit the area that became "home" to the paratroopers during their training at Camp Toccoa. Currahee Military Museum houses photos, documents and memorabilia of WWII, including one of the actual stables that housed the 506th Regiment in England. Toccoa also hosts an annual Currahee Military Weekend that includes reinactments, a downtown parade, a 3-mile run up and down Currahee Mountain, and more.
