About one in 3 of Marietta’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Parkersburg (7%), Marietta (4%) and Warren (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

36%work in town

Where working residents work

In Marietta36%

Parkersburg7%

Marietta4%

Warren3%

Columbus3%

6 mi

median commute distance

10,435

jobs based in Marietta

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Outdoors

5.7% of Marietta is conserved land

13 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.

#40for trails in OH

Map of Marietta: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

5.7%

conserved · 315 of 5,564 acres

13 mi

of trails · 1.5 per sq mi

#319

most conserved land in OH

#244

most walkable in OH

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Gunlock Park	1.3 mi	23
2. Indian Acres Park	1 mi	33
3. Kroger Wetlands	0.7 mi	28

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Housing

Homes in Marietta sell for about $215K

The median sale price was $215,000 in May 2026.

$215Kmedian sale price

Market temperature

days on market

96.9%

sale-to-list price

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns

Marietta beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

C−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Ohio

0 better23 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Marietta	OH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	22.6%	15.3%
More adults with COPD	10.1%	8%
More adults without reliable transportation	9.2%	7.7%

Marietta Memorial Hospital

1.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

26th

percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland flooding

604

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Marietta has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°

Spring41–65°

Summer62–84°

Fall44–67°

Oct 27

typical first frost

Apr 18

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Schools

Marietta’s public schools outperform 38% of Ohio districts

The public schools Marietta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C+School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Marietta Elementary School	3–6	628	C+
Washington School	K–2	251	C+
Phillips School	K–2	204	C+
St. Mary School Private	PK–8	197
Marietta High School	7–12	995	C+
Veritas Classical Academy Private	PK–12	110

NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduationAll 6 schools →

Safety

Crime reported in Marietta

Marietta's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 15 violent crimes were reported in 2025.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Marietta1.2

Ohio2.9

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Marietta6.8

Ohio14.7

U.S.15.5

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

A job hub

Every workday, about 8,613 people come to Marietta for work

Where Marietta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10,435jobs based in Marietta

36%of working residents work in town

6 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

17 places in Marietta on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

W.P. SNYDER, JR. (steamboat)Built 1918 · National Historic Landmark

Ohio Company Land Office

Rufus Putnam House

Mound Cemetery Mound

About Marietta

City in Ohio, United States

Official town website ↗

Marietta is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southeastern Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, Marietta has a population of 13,385 people. It is the principal city of the Marietta micropolitan area, which includes all of Washington County, and is the second-largest city in the Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna combined statistical area. Founded in 1788 by pioneers to the Ohio Country, Marietta was the first permanent U.S. settlement in the newly established Northwest Territory, created in 1787, and what would later become the state of Ohio. It…

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