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Marietta Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $195K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Marietta area’s $64K median household income. It grades C− overall, 912th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $56K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 76% of the country. Marietta Township’s median age is 49.7 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Marietta Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Marietta Township is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1788, comes before those of 98% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 321 in 1800, 13,385 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1806 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marietta Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Marietta Township.
Marietta Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
There are 11 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density in Marietta Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Marietta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marietta Township Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Indian Acres Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Gunlock Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 7,665 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marietta Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
14% of adults have diabetes in Marietta Township. In Marietta Township, 40% of adults have high blood pressure, and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Marietta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Marietta Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 8% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.5% | 37.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 16 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 1,831 in 2013 to 2,514.
Since 2013, Marietta Township has added 683 jobs, to 2,514 in 2023. For most workers, Marietta Township is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. Also worth knowing: the average commute for Marietta Township comes to 18 minutes. The top destinations are Marietta (29%), Parkersburg (7%) and Warren Township (3%).
| Marietta Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Marietta Township after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2019. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Since 1979, Marietta Township has seen 23 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 82% come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marietta Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Zoo & aquariumThe Wilds
4 mi MuseumCampus Martius Museum
4 mi MuseumOhio River Museum
4 mi MuseumThe Castle
36 mi MuseumOld Meigs County Courthouse
23 mi MuseumBeauchamp-Newman HouseThe Wilds: Bikingshaun (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Campus Martius Museum: Snoopywv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio River Museum: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Castle: Chrispainter1966, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Meigs County Courthouse: Nyttend, Public domain · Beauchamp-Newman House: mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Marietta Township
About 2 of every 100 Marietta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
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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7 towns share a border with Marietta Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Township | #912 | C− | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Marietta | #887 | C− | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Newport Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | D |
| Warren Township | #416 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Fearing Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muskingum Township | #843 | C | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Reno | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C− |
| Lawrence Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Newport Township and Reno have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marietta Township, Marietta, Newport Township, Warren Township, Muskingum Township and Reno report no FBI crime data of their own. Fearing Township and Lawrence Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marietta Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marietta Township grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #912 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
