Odessa, DE town hall & government
Odessa spent $231,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $638 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Odessa's government.
Where Odessa's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 41%
- Fees & charges 25%
- From the state 18%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Sales taxes 2%
Who works for Odessa
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Appoquinimink School District
Odessa's K–12 school district, shared with Middletown and Townsend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal
- Local 32%
- State 64%
- Federal 4%
Of the $18,456 per pupil, $11,084 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Odessa kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Odessa pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Odessa's government
Who represents Odessa
Odessa is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.