Odessa property tax: where it goes
A Odessa house at the typical market value ($238,200) pays about $3,090 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Odessa house pays 1.296% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $238,200 of market value, that's about $3,087 a year.
Tax is levied on Assessed value: residential property is assessed at 19 percent of its true value in money..
The 2026 levies are not yet published by the State Auditor (search returns none); the 2025 rates are the latest official ones. The city's proposed 2026 rate (0.6780) equals the 2025 total.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $238,200 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Odessa | 0.1019% | $243 |
| City of Odessa parks | 0.0269% | $64 |
| Odessa Fire & Rescue Protection District | 0.1055% | $251 |
| Odessa Fire & Rescue ambulance levy | 0.0535% | $127 |
| Odessa R-VII School District (operating) (schools) | 0.6486% | $1,545 |
| Odessa R-VII School District (debt service) (schools) | 0.2498% | $595 |
| Lafayette County (general revenue) | 0.0299% | $71 |
| Lafayette County road and bridge | 0.0397% | $95 |
| Lafayette County developmental disabilities board | 0.0118% | $28 |
| Lafayette County noxious weed | 0.0022% | $5 |
| Lafayette County Health Department | 0.0135% | $32 |
| Lafayette County Extension District | 0.0128% | $31 |
| Total | 1.296% | $3,087 |
2025 tax year, Lafayette County.
Sources
Checked October 31, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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