Palmyra’s typical journey to work is 30 minutes. Employers in Palmyra added 130 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 165. Also worth knowing: 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Lincoln (45%), Omaha (12%) and Syracuse (3%).

2%work in town

	Palmyra	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	2.2%	34%	8%
Average trip to work	30 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	6.6%	11%	9.6%
Median household income	$85,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Palmyra2%

Lincoln45%

Omaha12%

Syracuse3%

Nebraska City3%

18 mi

median commute distance

165

jobs based in Palmyra

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here165 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Palmyra Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Palmyra’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. Palmyra District O R 1 runs its public schools. The 2 public schools in Palmyra teach 339 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Palmyra Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8	Grades 6–8	158	–
Jr.-Sr. High School at PalmyraLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	181	B

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The districtsPALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 Every school2 schools · Jr.-Sr. High School at Palmyra Questions“Are Palmyra’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

Compared with most of Nebraska and the rest of the country, more of Palmyra’s households own their home

Values rose 4.7% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$350KZillow home value

Typical home value

Palmyra$350K

Nebraska$278K

+4.7%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.7% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.1 years of income Rents$1,188 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Palmyra has four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–38°

Spring40–63°

Summer63–85°

Fall41–65°

Oct 11

typical first frost

Apr 25

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 15°Rain & snow26″ of snow a winter · 33 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Palmyra is inland flooding, at a high overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Palmyra sits above 64% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 34% come from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Palmyra households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.

64risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Palmyra Get ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Palmyra is

The share of adults in Palmyra who binge drink: 21%. Among adults locally, 29% sleep under 7 hours and 14% report frequent mental distress.

	Palmyra	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	21%	19%	16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	29%	31%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	14%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	11%	13%	14%