Odessa is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Odessa, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Odessa have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Odessa in 100 adults: 19 with a bachelor’s degree or more (TX: 34)
Owners make up 60 in 100 households (TX: 63). Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +15%. Roughly 122,707 people live in Odessa (2025 Census estimate). Across TX, 14 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 3.
Median age 31.1 (TX 35.6).
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 31.9, men 30.5.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Odessa says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Odessa
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Odessa’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Odessa or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Odessa in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.