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Marietta is a tiny town of 106 people in Robeson County, North Carolina. It's about 40 miles from Florence, SC and 105 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $708 a month.
106people
$136kTypical home
$708/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 40 mi to Florence, SC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1058 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (7,401 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to FLO airport
- 49 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Robeson County: R+28 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.