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National Historic Landmark
W.P. SNYDER, JR. (steamboat)
W. P. Snyder Jr., also known as W. H. Clingerman, W. P. Snyder Jr. State Memorial, or J. L. Perry, is a historic towboat moored on the Muskingum River in Marietta, Ohio, at the Ohio River Museum.
About Marietta
City in Ohio, United StatesMarietta 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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How Marietta ranks
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Housing in Marietta
The median sale price was $215,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Marietta
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Marietta's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Marietta
Full picture →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.
Health in Marietta
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 47% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Ohio
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Marietta
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Marietta
Full climate →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.
Schools in Marietta
All Marietta schools →School Grade C+
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.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.
Marietta is a college town
Colleges →of Marietta’s residents are enrolled in college. Washington State College of Ohio has about 1,347 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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