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2015-2016 Odessa City Guide
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City
Statistics
Odessa is a growing and active rural community in western
Lafayette County. According to 2010 census figures, Odessa
is the largest city in Lafayette County, with 5,300 residents.
The town has a highly accredited school district, 200 busi-
nesses and professionals, a small-town atmosphere, a location
30 minutes from Kansas City and more than 50 community
organizations.
Odessa taxes
$7.6792 Tax Rate on Real/Personal Property
(per $100 assessed value)
•Odessa Special Road District-$0.02462
•R-7 Schools-$4.9829
•Odessa Fire District-$0.47
•City of Odessa-$0.7395
•State Taxes-$0.03
•County General Revenue-$0.1850
•County Road & Bridge-$0.2278
•County Library-$0.2638
•Johnsongrass-$0.012
•County Health-$0.0759
•Sheltered Workshop-$0.0666
•Surtax-$0.4200
Levies subject to change after August 15, 2015
Some residents west of Odessa, including Bates City, live in
the Sni Valley Fire Protection District and will pay a projected
$0.8662.
816.230.5577
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Economic
DEvElopmEnt
council
We’re here to help you!
Working to help new businesses
come to Odessa
& support existing businesses
1: Counties with 500 employees or less are excluded
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Latitude 39.00 N, Longitude 93.95 W
Elevation 935