Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Palmyra Township grades A− overall, 30th of 150 graded towns in Kansas. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns. Its schools outperform 78% of the state's. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $331K, 4.7 years of the Lawrence metro’s $70K median household income. On hazard risk, just 32 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Palmyra Township has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Black Jack Battlefield and Vinland Grange Hall. Palmyra Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Palmyra Township beats most towns.
Black Jack Battlefield is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 4 maps from 1885 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Palmyra Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palmyra Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Palmyra Township.
Palmyra Township has better schools than Eudora Township or any other neighbor, has less food insecurity than most of Kansas and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas.
Its widest gap with Kansas is food insecurity: 8.4% of its 5,703 adults worry about having enough food, against 13% statewide.
19% of Palmyra Township adults binge drink, above both Kansas’ towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Palmyra Township. Palmyra Township beats the Kansas average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Palmyra Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Palmyra Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− is the best School Grade on its borders; Eudora Township (B+) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Baldwin City school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Baldwin High School, with 437 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary Primary CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 365 | – |
| Baldwin High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 437 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 3,340 working residents takes 27.3 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Palmyra Township for work: only 17% work in town. Palmyra Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 3.9% of Palmyra Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Palmyra Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 15% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 8.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Palmyra Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Lawrence weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 42 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 89% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 88.9°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 90% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.5°.
Palmyra Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Palmyra Township’s July high is 89°F. About 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Palmyra Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 21°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Breidenthal Biological Reserve, at 87 acres. The trail density in Palmyra Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Palmyra Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area | 0.8 mi | 709 |
| 2. Black Jack Nature Park | 0.3 mi | 21 |
| 3. Breidenthal Biological Reserve | — | 87 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palmyra Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
40 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
28 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park
35 mi MuseumThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: User:Charvex, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Palmyra Township
About 10 of every 100 Palmyra Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Where Palmyra Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
15 places in Palmyra Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Kansas, United States
Palmyra Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of 2020 census, its population was 7,575.
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6 towns share a border with Palmyra Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | #30 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Willow Springs Township | — | — | D | — | B | A |
| McCamish Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wakarusa Township | — | — | C− | — | B | A− |
| Hayes Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #68 | B | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Eudora Township | #59 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Willow Springs Township and Wakarusa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Palmyra Township, Willow Springs Township, Wakarusa Township, Franklin Township and Eudora Township report no FBI crime data of their own. McCamish Township and Hayes Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Palmyra Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Palmyra Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #30 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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