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Odessa is a big small town of 8,381 people in Pasco County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $497k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,381people
$497kTypical home
$1,909/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,562 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Tampa, FL
- 15 mi to Tampa, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $497k (≈$3,135/mo)
- Median rent $1,909/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TPA airport
- 14 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 170 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,714 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 209 bars within 25 mi
- 380 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pasco County: R+25 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk