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MariettaWI

A town of 488.

Population
488
residents
Median home value
$227K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
49.6
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town
Small town

488 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Marietta

Most working residents leave Marietta for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Prairie du Chien (16%), Boscobel (14%) and Richland Center (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Marietta1%
Prairie du Chien16%
Boscobel14%
Richland Center3%
Bridgeport3%
23 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Marietta
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Marietta has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring36–57°
Summer60–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Marietta is

Marietta beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Wisconsin
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outMariettaWI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.9%9.9%
More smokers18.2%13.6%
More adults with COPD8.5%6.5%
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
4.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.2% of Marietta is conserved land

6.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.2%conserved
Map of Marietta: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.2%
conserved · 672 of 30,539 acres
6.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway0.1 mi3,079
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Marietta for work

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

16% → Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien 16% 14% → Boscobel Boscobel 14% 3% → Richland Center Richland Center 3% 3% → Bridgeport Bridgeport 3% 3% → Haney Haney 3% 2% → La Crosse La Crosse 2% Marietta · 1% stay
9jobs based in Marietta
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Crawford County Farm
2013 · Crawford County Farm · Wikimedia Commons
Marietta’s story

Marietta in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

WIMap-doton-MariettaFarm with on Hwy 60Driftless Area - panoramio (60)
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About Marietta

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Marietta is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Easter Rock is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Boydtown is located partially in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
507
Area
48 sq mi
Elevation
1,001 ft
Area code
608

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