Palmyra Township Hall Michigan, 2011
Palmyra Township’s story
193 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 3 maps from 1939 on.
- 1833Palmyra Township is settled
Palmyra TownshipMI
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0
Population
1,999
2025 Census estimate · −1.6% since 2020
Typical home
$216K
+4.4% in a year
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
45.3
years
Jobs based here
156
A commuter town
Is Palmyra Township a good place to live?
The best of Palmyra Township’s subject grades are a B+ for history and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On the outdoors, just 4 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Palmyra Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDWalkability
What makes Palmyra Township stand out
Where Palmyra Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Palmyra Township for work
Where Palmyra Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
156jobs based in Palmyra Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
How Palmyra Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Palmyra Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.1 of 20; 4.7% of households have no car; 1.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →Jobs & income$85K median household income; 156 jobs based hereBOpen →HealthPromedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital 7.2 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 49% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsBehind 51% of Michigan districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailD−Open →History1 notable person born hereB+Open →Civic life2.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.3; 22% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Palmyra Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palmyra Township, and how to reach them.
PowerConsumers Energy20.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMan Nor Farms Subdivision water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Palmyra Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBlissfield Community SchoolsAdrian City School District2 districts serve Palmyra Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePalmyra Township ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes49268, 49221, 4922849268 48% · 49221 38% · 49228 13%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Palmyra Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Palmyra Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Palmyra Township for work: only 2% work in town. 7.5% of workers work from home in Palmyra Township, below both Michigan’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (11%). The top destinations are Adrian (18%), Blissfield Township (6%) and Madison Township (6%).
2%work in town
| Palmyra Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.5% | 10% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Palmyra Township2%
Adrian18%
Blissfield Township6%
Madison Township6%
Tecumseh3%
20 mi
median commute distance
156
jobs based in Palmyra Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Palmyra Township
Palmyra Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade B+
A typical Palmyra Township home is worth about $216K
The typical Palmyra Township home is worth about $216,000, up 4.4% in a year, 18% below the Michigan typical home. 87% of households own their home in Palmyra Township, near the Michigan town median (84%) and above the median of U.S. towns (73%).
$216KZillow home value
| Palmyra Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,125 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Palmyra Township$216K
Michigan$264K
+4.4%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthC+
Health in Palmyra Township trails 57% of U.S. towns
Palmyra Township tracks Michigan closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of Palmyra Township adults have obesity.
43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Palmyra Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Palmyra Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,386 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Palmyra Township
19pages on Palmyra Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Palmyra Township
Siena Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian4.2 mi$30,778 tuitionAdrian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Adrian5.9 mi$41,684 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Palmyra Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Palmyra Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Palmyra Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,031 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Palmyra Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Palmyra Township.
Ogden TownshipRaisin TownshipMadison TownshipBlissfield TownshipPalmyra Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Ogden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raisin Township | #277 | B | B− | A | B | C+ |
| Madison Township | #542 | C | B− | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Blissfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Palmyra Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Palmyra Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ogden Township and Blissfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Palmyra Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Palmyra Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palmyra Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($70,518 across the Adrian, MI area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.