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Palmyra Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $258K, 3.6 years of the Akron metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 344th of 987 in Ohio. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Palmyra Center Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Palmyra Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Primary Elementary School | K–2 | 328 |
| Southeast Intermediate Elementary School | 3–5 | 315 |
| Southeast Junior High School | 6–8 | 334 |
Palmyra Center HotelWhere Palmyra Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Palmyra Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Palmyra Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Southeast Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Southeast High School, with 424 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 334 | B |
| Southeast High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 424 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,296 working residents takes 31.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Palmyra Township for work: only 6% work in town. At 32 minutes, Palmyra Township’s average trip to work is where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Palmyra Township’s median household income is $89,000.
| Palmyra Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Palmyra Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. At 83°F, Palmyra Township’s July high is close to Ohio’s towns (84°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Palmyra Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Palmyra Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Palmyra Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Palmyra Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is West Branch State Park, at 162 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Branch State Park | — | 162 |
| 2. Walter Reserve | — | 81 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Palmyra Township
About 0 of every 100 Palmyra Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Palmyra Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,780 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Palmyra Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | #344 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Edinburg Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Paris Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Deerfield Township | #534 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Milton Township | #348 | B+ | C+ | — | A | C |
Edinburg Township and Paris Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Palmyra Township, Edinburg Township, Paris Township, Deerfield Township and Milton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palmyra Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Palmyra Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #344 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.