Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Marietta grades C+ overall, 101st of 258 graded towns in Georgia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $472K for a typical one and 5.3 times the Atlanta metro’s $90K median household income. Marietta has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and Marietta National Cemetery. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Marietta, above both the Georgia town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Marietta is home to Chattahoochee Technical College.
Where Marietta beats most towns.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Census counts: 1,888 in 1870, 60,972 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1954 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Marietta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marietta. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw25 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
16 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marietta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Marietta.
Marietta draws workers from Atlanta and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia.
68,549 jobs are based in Marietta, 2.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Marietta for work: only 13% work in town. 19% of Marietta workers work from home. The top destinations are Atlanta (16%), Sandy Springs (6%) and Alpharetta (3%).
| Marietta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.2% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Marietta City school district. Three of its 18 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,352 | B |
| Marietta High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,526 | C |
| Marietta Center for Advanced AcademicsTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 268 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
10 miles of trail in 23 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is A L Burruss Nature Park, at 43 acres.
| Marietta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wildwood Park | 1.5 mi | 29 |
| 2. A L Burruss Nature Park | 0.9 mi | 43 |
| 3. Franklin Gateway Sports Complex | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Marietta is $1,586 a month. The typical Marietta home is worth about $472,000, down 1% in a year, 43% above the Georgia typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes fell from 1,626 to 1,155 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Marietta’s violent crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Within Georgia, it does better than 47% of towns. Marietta’s property crime rate is 15.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Marietta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.2 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 75 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marietta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,710 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marietta’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Marietta beats the Georgia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 38% of adults feel lonely in Marietta.
| Marietta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marietta | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.6% | 77.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 88.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 91% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32.7°.
Marietta has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Marietta | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7 within 15 miles of the center of Marietta
About 10 of every 100 Marietta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
2 colleges in town.
15 places in Marietta on the National Register of Historic Places.
38 notable people were born in Marietta.
City in Georgia, United States
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Marietta.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marietta grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #101 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Georgia, it does better than 47% of towns.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
38 notable people were born here, including Robert Patrick and Melanie Oudin.
