Best Neighborhoods in Marietta, OH
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marietta, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marietta ranks 1,436th of 2,098 U.S. small cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
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Map of the best neighborhoods in Marietta
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Marietta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marietta ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of small cities
- Short commute19.2 minutes each way, better than 90% of small cities
- QuietBetter than 85% of small cities
- School gradeB+, better than 67% of small cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of small cities
Where Marietta ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of small cities
- Household income$61,363 median, better than only 10% of small cities
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of small cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of small cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 25% of small cities
What it costs to buy a home in Marietta
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marietta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,363, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Marietta's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marietta
Marietta runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marietta.
Who works in Marietta, and how
Work in Marietta centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Marietta
Marietta has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of small cities and more parkland per resident than 95% of small cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Marietta and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marietta, month by month
Marietta sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Marietta
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marietta
Schools across Marietta average a B+, better than 67% of small cities.
Top elementary schools
- Warren Elementary SchoolB+ · 76% proficient
- Newport Elementary SchoolB− · 67% proficient
- Matamoras Elementary SchoolC− · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Frye Middle SchoolB · 70% proficient
- Warren Middle SchoolB− · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Frye High SchoolA− · 73% proficient
- Warren High SchoolB · 69% proficient
- Marietta High SchoolC · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marietta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marietta measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Marietta against the other 2,097 small cities.
Who Marietta suits
Common questions about living in Marietta
Is Marietta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marietta ranks 1,436th of 2,098 small cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marietta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,940. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $61,363 median income, cost of living beats 25% of small cities.
Is Marietta safe?
Marietta is safer than 52% of small cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Marietta?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of small cities.
Is Marietta good for families?
Schools beat 67% of small cities, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $764 a month.
Compare Marietta with other small cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marietta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marietta represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Marietta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marietta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marietta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marietta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marietta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marietta detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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