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Retire To Marietta, OH
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Marietta, Ohio is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Marietta, Ohio
Hocking Hills region near Marietta, Ohio
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Marietta, Ohio


Marietta Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Washington County blank blank 61,778
Marietta 15,026 14,515 14,085



Marietta
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$116,4135.1%
Mar $98,000 . .
Feb $125,000 . .
Jan $121,000 . .
2011 .$110,748-2.5%
2010 .$113,6252.5%
2009 .$110,882-25.2%
2008 . $148,239 -16.9%
2007 . $178,307 3.6%
2006 . $172,070 7.6%
2005 . $159,847 na



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Marietta GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $116,413 $276,000
Nearest Big City Charleston, WV na
Home Sales Price in Charleston, WV $130,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 90% of Charleston, WV home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Marietta GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $116,413 $276,000
Monthly Rent $815 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 9.6 times the annual rent 14.7



Marietta
Cost of Living (2012)
77% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Marietta Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.8% -- 27* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 103 days 28* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Marietta Building Permits
(single family homes)
Washington County
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 4
2005 4



Marietta Interactive Maps


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