Texas · South · 33k residents
West Odessa, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on West Odessa: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,500/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,500/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
17.8%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
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| ACS median home value | $126,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $763/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,318/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,500/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $132,150 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $95,970 |
| Wage: General manager | $103,230 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,420 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,840 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $56,290 |
| Wage: Electrician | $58,570 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,800 |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $65,234 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 33k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 94°F |
| January low | 32°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 417 mi |
| Big lake | 245 mi |
| Mountains | 129 mi |
| Major airport | 132 mi |
| Ski resort | 220 mi |
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- Is West Odessa a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,500/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in West Odessa, TX?
- West Odessa indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,318/mo and a acs median home value of $126,300.
- How much does a house cost in West Odessa?
- The acs median home value in West Odessa is $126,300 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in West Odessa?
- A two-bedroom in West Odessa rents for about $1,318/mo.