Marietta, GA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Cobb County · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · population 63,122

Marietta, GA
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61
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Marietta stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $477,858
1-year -1.7%
5-yr CAGR +5.5%
vs 5-yr peak -2.8%
Population +0.9%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-06$478k$236k$328k$419k$511k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
35/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
79/100
Strong remote-work fit
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,730/mo$1,310$1,573$1,836202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent131124100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 23.0
Lean rent

At a 23.0 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Marietta. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
42 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
67 · w22%
Distance from peak
73 · w18%
Population growth
62 · w16%
Rent YoY
60 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
71 · w10%
Long thesis

Marietta has held up across the cycle: home values at $477,858 with +5.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Marietta's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Marietta

Marietta is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, with an estimated population of 63,122. It anchors the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area. The population grew 0.9% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Marietta is $477,858 as of 2026-04, down 1.7% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.5% annual growth (-2.8% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Marietta average $1,730 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+2.2%). The composite momentum score is 61 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Healthy 5-year run: +5.5% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
●Held the highs: currently -2.8% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Marietta (Wikipedia)

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. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorSteve Tumlin
Area23.53 sq mi
Elevation1129 ft
Density2599.86/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Cobb County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Cobb County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Marietta

56 tracked · ranked by median home value
1The Columns$1,573,818+5.9%
2Belmont$1,077,395+1.8%
3Oakton$1,075,106+5.9%
4East Hampton$1,068,066+2.1%
5Sibley Forest$1,061,209+9.1%
6Hampton Farms$1,053,065+2.0%
7Northampton$984,932+0.1%
8Ashebrook$938,280+0.3%
9Riverhill$895,696-0.0%
10Jefferson Township$863,659+3.9%
11Hampton Lake$824,937+0.8%
12Princeton Lakes$799,969+1.2%
13Indian Hills$789,640-0.7%
14Princeton Walk$759,829+0.9%
15Terrell Mill Estates$749,194-1.1%
16Windsor Oaks$743,354+3.6%
17Plantation Place$708,378+5.0%
18Chimney Springs$696,349+0.2%
19Kings Cove$688,240-2.5%
20Willow Point$652,889+0.0%
21Heritage Oaks$650,432+0.3%
22Charlton Forge$645,822+5.1%
23Forest Brook$639,797-1.8%
24North Forest$626,918-0.1%

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Run the numbers for Marietta

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
55° / 36°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
91° / 71°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
217
~59% of year
Annual precip
50″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
70%
Humid climate
Median household income
$71,400
Georgia state median
Top industries (state-level)
Logistics/DistributionFilm/TVHealthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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