Downtown Marietta: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Sources: the City of Marietta’s historic districts page, its Envision Marietta LCI major update (PDF), its parcel map data and parks map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, Zillow Research, CobbLinc schedule data and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown Marietta is the blocks around the Square, the center of the city and the seat of Cobb County government. Glover Park fills the middle of the Square, with shops and restaurants on the streets that face it. The older single-family streets begin a few blocks out, in the historic districts covered on our other area pages.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Marietta High, like every address inside the city. Elementary school is split between A.L. Burruss and West Side; check one address with the city’s property search tool.
• Home value: $344,408 typical value in ZIP 30060 and $494,697 in ZIP 30064 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-75 exit: exit 265, North Marietta Parkway.

Part of our Marietta neighborhoods guide. For the Square itself, its shops and events, see our Marietta Square guide.

Where it is

The city’s local Downtown Marietta Historic District covers the Square and the commercial blocks around it, and the city’s historic districts page sends owners there to the Historic Board of Review before exterior changes. In this guide, downtown means that district plus the few blocks between it and the North and South Marietta Parkway loop. Church, Cherokee, Roswell, Atlanta, Powder Springs and Whitlock streets all start at the Square.

The city’s 2019 Envision Marietta LCI update calls the Downtown District “an active, successful community center” and focuses its recommendations on placemaking and infill, “particularly along North and South Marietta Parkway.”

Downtown parcels split between two ZIP codes in the city’s parcel map: 30060 (65%) and 30064 (27%). Property in the Downtown Marietta Development Authority district pays an extra 1.272 mills in addition to the city’s 31.122, according to the Cobb County Tax Commissioner’s 2026 rate chart (PDF). Details are in our property tax guide.

Schools

Downtown is inside the city, so it is served by Marietta City Schools. The district has one sixth grade academy, one middle school and one high school for the whole city; only the elementary school changes by address. The share column is the share of downtown parcels zoned to each school in the city’s parcel data, and the score is the school’s 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) from the state’s School Grades report.

Families can apply for a different elementary school through the district’s choice program, Nov. 1 to 15. Registration, the magnet school and the board calendar are in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value was $344,408 in ZIP 30060 in August 2026, down 1.43% from $349,422 in August 2025, and $494,697 in ZIP 30064, down 0.38% from $496,560, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. Both ZIP codes stretch far beyond downtown, so neither figure describes the Square alone. The citywide figure for Marietta was $471,117, down 1.17% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map data:

• Glover Park, 50 Park Square, the 1.35-acre park in the middle of the Square.
• Atherton Square, 4 Depot St., and Mill Street Plaza, 44 Mill St., west of the Square.
• Flournoy Park, 179 Roswell St., and Joe Mack Wilson Park, 190 Roswell St., just east.
• Hill Park, 144 Lemon St., and Woods Park, 147 Haynes St., to the northeast.

The Mountain to River Trail runs through downtown beside the railroad. See our walking and biking trails guide and parks guide.

Getting around

• I-75: the city’s directions page sends drivers to downtown by exit 265, North Marietta Parkway, then west about 1.7 miles to Church Street.
• Airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is about 28 miles from the Square by road. That is a distance measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not a drive time.
• Buses: CobbLinc routes 15 and 40 stop on Roswell Street at Waddell Street, and route 40 also stops on Cherokee Street at Lawrence Street, according to CobbLinc’s published schedule data. The Marietta Transfer Center, where most routes meet, is about 1 mile southeast at 800 S. Marietta Parkway. See CobbLinc’s routes page.
• Parking: free two-hour street parking and the City Hall deck; details in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, inside the city limits downtown:

• CVS Pharmacy, 300 Powder Springs St.
• Walgreens, 23 S. Marietta Parkway

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket downtown. The nearest are along Cobb Parkway South about 2 miles east, on our Victory/Aviation page, and on Whitlock Avenue about 2 miles west, on our Whitlock Avenue page.

How we drew this area

Downtown here is the city’s local historic district plus the parcels within a few blocks of the Square that fall outside the neighboring districts. School and ZIP shares count every parcel in that area in the city’s parcel data on Oct. 5, 2026, including commercial parcels. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What ZIP code is downtown Marietta?

Downtown straddles two ZIP codes. In the city’s parcel map, 65% of downtown parcels are in 30060 and 27% are in 30064. Zillow put the typical home value at $344,408 in 30060 and $494,697 in 30064 in August 2026.

What schools are zoned for downtown Marietta?

Downtown is in Marietta City Schools. The city’s parcel data zones 64% of downtown parcels to A.L. Burruss Elementary and 34% to West Side Elementary. Every city address goes on to the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, Marietta Middle and Marietta High.

Is downtown Marietta a historic district?

Yes. The Downtown Marietta Historic District is one of four locally designated historic districts, and exterior changes there go to the city’s Historic Board of Review.

What is the nearest I-75 exit to Marietta Square?

Exit 265, North Marietta Parkway. The city’s directions page says to head west about 1.7 miles to Church Street.