Odessa residents pay property taxes to the county and the school district.
To figure out what your taxes will be multiply .0045 by the value of your home. School taxes are more complicated since the school district collects revenue for other taxing entities. If you live within the city limits and want to figure out your taxes, multiply 2.3150 percent by the value of your home. City Council charts course for Odessa Mike Atkins, mayor of Odessa Lured by promises of rich soil and a beautiful land, settlers slowly trickled into the Permian Basin, and the city of Odessa was incorporated in April 1927. The Council-Manager form of government, adopted in December 1969, provides for the city manager to oversee the daily operations of the city.