Odessa, DE housing market
The typical Odessa home is worth about $405,000, up 8.6% in a year, close to the Delaware typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Odessa compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Odessa at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Odessa | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $244,000 | $256,000 |
| 2018 | $262,000 | $263,000 |
| 2019 | $263,000 | $271,000 |
| 2020 | $257,000 | $277,000 |
| 2021 | $282,000 | $306,000 |
| 2022 | $305,000 | $344,000 |
| 2023 | $334,000 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | $349,000 | $388,000 |
| 2025 | $358,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $390,000 | $404,000 |
| August 2026 | $405,000 | $406,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Odessa in 2025. The last year with any was 2017 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $225,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $403,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $580,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $721,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $510,000 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $480,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,690
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Odessa is $1,690 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,300 · 4 bedrooms $2,260
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19730; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Odessa
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.