Southwest Marietta

Marietta, GA

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Southwest Marietta - Marietta, GA Area Guide

The charming, tree-lined suburbs of Marietta

Wooded Suburban Accessible Convenient Affordable

Nestled along Whitlock Avenue, Southwest Marietta is a sprawling district filled with wooded neighborhoods, suburban amenities, and small-town charm. Movie theaters, shopping centers, public libraries, recreation centers, community parks, golf courses, and small businesses are just a few of the perks of being a resident in Southwest Marietta. The Bellemeade Shopping Center is a great place to find restaurants and various services, like Viva Mexicano, a neighborhood cantina.

Compared to communities closer to Atlanta, Southwest Marietta offers reasonable rental rates, featuring apartments, condos, townhomes, and homes for rent, ranging from modern and luxurious to cozy and affordable. Southwest Marietta is just outside of Downtown, where you’ll find top-notch local eateries, specialty shops, historic museums, and entertainment venues. And a little further southeast is Kennesaw State University, giving the entire city of Marietta a college town vibe.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Southwest Marietta is $1,157 for a studio, $1,193 for one bedroom, $1,398 for two bedrooms, and $1,692 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Southwest Marietta has decreased by -3.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 510 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,157/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 728 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,193/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,062 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,398/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,273 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,692/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Marietta Tree Keepers
  • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  • Silver Comet Trail
  • Chattahoochee River NRA - Cochran Shoals / Sope Creek
  • Leone Hall Price Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.