Living in Towns County and Surrounding Area

1. Property Taxes are low in Towns County. Property Taxes are below 10 mils on 40% of the assessed value.


2. High number of retired people. 43% of population in year 2000 was 55 or older per the ACN Community Profile: Towns, GA County.


3. Towns County total land area is 106,240 acres. Over 50% is national forest and over 60% is TVA or national forest.


4. Lake Chatuge is 9,249 acres in both North Carolina and Georgia with 128 miles of shoreline.


5. Lake Chatuge and Lake Nottely have swimming, fishing, camping, water skiing, and motor boating.


6. Mountain streams and rivers have good fly-fishing. Mountain trout is a favorite to catch and eat at local restaurants.


7. Four Golf courses in Blairsville, Ga., Young Harris, Ga., and Hayesville, NC.


8. Two resorts: Brasstown Valley Resort and Ridges Resort.


9. Fun World for children has games including go-cart racing and baseball batting cages.


10. Fieldstone cinema has six stadium seating theaters.


11. Brasstown Bald Mountain is highest mountain in Georgia.


12. Hiking including the Appalachian Trail.


13. Georgia is home to many wonderful festivals throughout the year including the Georgia Mountains Fairgrounds which is the location of annual fair and the spring and Fall Music Festivals. Crafts and entertainment are included. Old fiddlers convention and superstar country music concerts.


14. Vogel State Park is located in Union County Georgia.


15. Biking including a race across Georgia.


16. Young Harris College offers music, theater, and art exhibits.


17. Crane Creek Vineyards in Young Harris, Georgia.


18. John C. Campbell Folk School is located in nearby Brasstown, NC.


19. Find a Church in the area.