CITY PROFILE
Odessa, TX
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Odessa is a smaller metro in a warm climate with abundant sunshine and a dry climate—ideal if you want heat and clear skies year-round and don't mind sparse rain. Housing is moderately priced, sitting in the middle range of what you'll find across comparable metros. It's a straightforward choice for people drawn to an arid, sun-soaked setting who value affordability over metro scale.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $257K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,571/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18°C · warmest 28.6°C · coolest 6.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 411 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.58 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #271 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent74
- Climate comfort88
- Plenty of sunshine89
- Big-city amenities34
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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