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Marietta, GA
Georgia · Cobb County · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Metro
Marietta is a mid-size city in Georgia with a population of 61,773. Residents earn $70,086 per year, which is 7% below the national average.
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
61,773
Population
2,597/sq mi density
$70,086
Median Income
$43,074 per capita
$401,100
Home Value
$468,314 Zillow
$1,491
Median Rent
33.5% income on rent
60°F
Avg Temperature
304 sunny days/yr
427
Violent Crime/100K
3,147 property/100K
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Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.2 / 5.0
$70,086 median income, 2.7% unemployment
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Affordability
3.4 / 5.0
$401,100 home value, $1,491/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
427 violent crimes/100K (12% above avg)
A+
Education
4.7 / 5.0
46.8% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Marietta
Historic Markers
28
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
7
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Marietta, GA
7 reported haunted locations found near Marietta, GA.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Cheatham Hill | Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield - Disembodied voices such as marching orders being called, sounds of marching feet as if by a large number of people can be heard in the woods surrounding Cheatham Hill. Photographs have also turned up fogs and mysterious forms where none were present when the photographs were being taken. People have also heard and felt strange things around the Illinois Monument at this location. |
| Kennesaw Battlefield | You have to park around a mile away, and walk down in the edge of the woods, due to heavy police patrol. Upon reaching the field, deer appear and run at you, only to vanish. Fog rolls through the field. Drums are heard clearly in the distance. Red eyes begin to pop up all over the place. As you reach the main trail, the eyes become more frequent and brighter. You begin to hear running footsteps and gunfire. The smell of blood and gun smoke seems to come in with the fog, as it thickens all aro... |
| Kennesaw House | Used as a hospital during the Civil War, now a museum, people have seen ghosts of soldiers here. An entire hospital "scene" completes with soldiers in their hospital beds and 2 people witnessed doctors working with them at the same time in the basement area or lower floor. Employees have also heard several unexplained noises. While on a field trip of the Marietta Museum located in the Kennesaw House, a girl reported seeing a woman dressed in a light blue antebellum style dress with pink flowe... |
| Marietta Cemetery | This cemetery directly across from the old Marietta High School believed to be haunted by several strange apparitions. Nighttime visitors to the cemetery are likely to see a small child with no shoes crying by the headstone of her parents. |
| old Marietta cemetery | there is a marble statue of the virgin Mary and if you look into its eyes it seems as though it's looking straight in to your soul and at times it appears to be crying. the eyes look wet as though they were producing tears. |
| The Witch's Graveyard An 1800's graveyard | Where a supposed witch is buried. Some phenomenon like knocking coming from underground and sounds like banshees crying, drums playing from nowhere. Fog around the cemetery and no fog anywhere else, a 15-degree temperature drops from being outside and then stepping inside the gates. |
| Town Square | Downtown on main street in the town square a woman has been pick up after asking for a ride home, only to disappear shortly after. Some say she disappears when you reach the grave yard. |