Community Overview

Why Tifton is for you:

§                  Tifton is a progressive city and diversity is its strength.  Its agriculture, location, tourism, manufacturing and research provide unique opportunities for everyone

§                  Strategically located just 180 miles south of Atlanta and 60 miles from Florida –Tifton is central to all that is magnificent in Georgia and North Florida

§                  Tifton can be easily reached by I-75 (via exits 61 & 62), US Hwy. 319, US Hwy. 82, and US Hwy. 41

§                  Constant promotion of community growth and economic development

§                  AbrahamBaldwin Agricultural College, Moultrie Technical College and University of Georgia, Tifton campus

§                  “Tifton is highlighted as 1 of 7 cities in the Southeast predicted to be part of an emerging ‘Mega Region’ according to a study done by Center for Quality Growth & Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology”

§                  Tifton is home of one of the best public school systems in Georgia & is the reading capitol of the world

§                  Tifton has a thriving and expanding medical community

§                  Home of the Georgia Agrirama, "A Top 10 Living History Museum"

§                  Listed as #53 in Norman Crampton’s “Top 100 Best Small Towns in America”

§                  Winner of the “Cleanest Community in The USA” Award

§                  Tifton is known as the “Friendly City”

§                  Georgia has a strong, effervescent business environment that is   on the move globally & Tifton is at the center of an advancing- growing region

§                  Georgia's Free-port Law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption