Washington County, Ohio
Marietta Real Estate and Local Guide
Marietta is the county seat of Washington County, founded in 1788 at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers as the first permanent U.S. settlement in the Northwest Territory, and remains a historic river and college town home to Marietta College. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Marietta best.
About the area
Living in Marietta, OH
The first permanent U.S. settlement in the Northwest Territory, established April 7, 1788.
The housing market
Homes in Marietta
- About 55.7 percent of housing units are owner-occupied.
- About 68.6 percent of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $145,700.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Marietta home
Campus Martius Museum
State museum on the original 1788 fort site, telling the story of the Northwest Territory and Ohio's first settlement
Mound Cemetery
Cemetery built around the Great Mound of the ancient Marietta Earthworks, more than 1,500 years old
Historic Harmar Bridge
Hand-turned swing railroad bridge over the Muskingum River, the last of its kind still standing, in the Harmar Village historic district
River Trail
Paved bike and walking path running about four miles along the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival
Annual riverfront festival founded in 1976 that draws roughly 100,000 visitors
Neighborhoods
Marietta areas to know
Harmar Village
Historic neighborhood on the west side of the Muskingum River, a National Register historic district that grew up around Fort Harmar in the 1780s
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.