The typical home value in Odessa is about $211,000, down 1.9% in a year, 64% below the Washington typical home. 69% of Odessa households own their home.

$211KZillow home value

	Odessa	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$800 a month	$1,739 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	69%	71%	73%

Typical home value

Odessa$211K

Washington$588K

−1.9%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 1.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.2 years of income Rents$800 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Odessa’s kids attend

The Odessa School District runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Odessa teach 224 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
P C Jantz ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	121	–
Odessa High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	103	–

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The districtsOdessa School District Every school2 schools · P C Jantz Elementary Questions“Are Odessa’s schools good?”

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Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Odessa, mostly inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Odessa comes to 74 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 48% come from inland flooding and 22% from wildfires.

74risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireCold waves

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Odessa: four seasons and pleasant summers

Odessa’s typical July afternoon high is 87°F, where Washington’s towns sit at 77°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–37°

Spring35–61°

Summer50–84°

Fall35–61°

Sep 26

typical first frost

May 14

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 23°Rain & snow14″ of snow a winter · 11 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

The median household income in Odessa is lower than in the typical Washington or U.S. town

13% of working residents work locally in Odessa, above both Washington’s towns (4.9%) and U.S. towns (8%). The share of residents in Odessa who live below the poverty line: 16%. The top destinations are Spokane (12%), Ritzville (5%) and Davenport (5%). Its typical journey to work stands at 15 minutes.

13%work in town

	Odessa	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	15 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$50,000	$98,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	16%	7.9%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	13%	4.9%	8%

Where working residents work

In Odessa13%

Spokane12%

Ritzville5%

Davenport5%

Spokane Valley4%

62 mi

median commute distance

277

jobs based in Odessa

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here277 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work13% work in Odessa Commute times15 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 62 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Safety

Crime reported in Odessa

17 crimes were reported in Odessa in 2025: 5 property and 12 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.

Odessa is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

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Violent crime by type12 violent crimes · Reported in 2025 Crime over the yearsCrime over the years Questions“Is Odessa, WA safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

Health

How healthy Odessa is

16% of adults binge drink in Odessa. Of 31 CDC measures, Odessa beats the Washington average on 3 and trails it on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 76% had a checkup this year, 31% sleep under 7 hours.

	Odessa	Washington towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	38%	31%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	76%	71%	79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	31%	33%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	17%	17%

31 measures vs. Washington

3 better18 too close to call10 worse

What stands out	Odessa	WA
More adults treating high blood pressure	77.5%	70.7%
More adults getting a yearly checkup	76.2%	70.7%
More adults with heart disease	8.5%	5.4%

Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center

0.4 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby0.4 miles to an ER · Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WA on 3 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0.5% of Odessa is conserved land

Odessa’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. One park or preserve covers 3 acres locally.

0.5%conserved

	Odessa	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.8	0.4
Conserved land	0.5%	4%	4.3%

0.5%

conserved · 3 of 517 acres

0.1 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Reiman Park	0.1 mi	3

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Trail map0.1 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Reiman Park Conserved land0.5% conserved · 3 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Odessa?”

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Odessa; the nearest are

Big Bend Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Moses Lake31.6 mi$5,059 in-state tuition Eastern Washington UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Cheney52.8 mi$8,586 in-state tuition North Idaho CollegeCommunity college · Public · Coeur d'Alene, ID91.4 mi$3,396 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Odessa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Odessa

Town in Washington, United States

Official town website ↗

Odessa is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 896 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.8 sq mi
Elevation: 1,549 ft
ZIP code: 99159
Area code: 509

Questions about Odessa

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Odessa, WA a good place to live?

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The data

Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, the median rent in Odessa is lower