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Waynesville, NC vs Toccoa, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Toccoa, is 17% more than it is in Waynesville and is 44% below the National Average.
- Waynesville unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Toccoa unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Waynesville, NCToccoa, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,206  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,039$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,918  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waynesville, NCToccoa, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waynesville, NCToccoa, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library12.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock27.8%13.1%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Toccoa    2 Reviews

I've lived in Toccoa 17 years it's not a good place.Toccoa had the highest meth trafficking per Capita in America, highest crime rate per Capita in America,a extremely  More

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Over 13 years ago

My girls and I just moved here from Ohio, I would like to information about the crime rate in Toccoa,  More

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