A township that grew up around a stagecoach stop
Palmyra Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, and it was most likely named after Palmyra, New York. A post office called Palmyra opened in 1807 and stayed open until 1904. In the mid-1880s the township had several factories, stores and three saloons. The three-story stagecoach stop at the center of town still stands as a reminder of that era.
The township covers 26 square miles in southeastern Portage County, at about 1,040 feet above sea level. It borders Paris, Deerfield, Atwater, Edinburg and Charlestown townships in Portage County, Newton Township in Trumbull County, and Milton and Berlin townships in Mahoning County. The 2020 Census counted 2,780 residents.
Diamond, Yale and the I-76 corridor
No city or village lies in Palmyra Township, but it has two named communities. Diamond is in the east, within sight of Interstate 76, and Yale is in the southwest corner.
I-76 crosses the township, with Exit 48 at State Route 225, signed for Alliance. For a rural township, that’s useful access: Ravenna and Rootstown are west along the interstate, and Akron is beyond them.
Palmyra’s housing: owned, single-family and newer than it looks
Palmyra is a township of single-family homes. In the Census ACS:
- About 90% of homes are single-family detached, and about 2% are mobile homes.
- About 83% are owner-occupied.
- The median build year is 1978, and about 13% of homes date from 1939 or earlier.
- The median home value (owner estimate) is about $258,200, above the county’s $227,000.
Those values mean a well-kept Palmyra house on a few acres can do well with a listing agent, especially if you have time. We’ll say so if we think that’s your better route.
Selling a rural house in eastern Portage County
A cash sale tends to help Palmyra owners in a few situations:
- The house needs work a lender won’t accept, such as a roof, foundation or water damage.
- The septic system or well is failing. Portage County has no countywide point-of-sale inspection, according to a 2025 title agency list, but a retail buyer’s lender may still require tests. Our page on septic problems explains the choices.
- The owner has moved on, to assisted living or out of state, and the house is sitting empty. See selling a vacant house.
- Heirs are scattered and want one simple sale through the estate. The probate filing for Palmyra is at the Portage County Probate Court in Ravenna.
If you only want to sell part of the land, or a parcel with no house, see selling vacant land.
Southeast Local schools
Palmyra Township is served by Southeast Local Schools, and Southeast High School sits within the township. Buyers with children will ask which district a house is in, so it’s worth having the answer ready.
The drive from Akron to Palmyra
Palmyra is on the far side of Portage County from our office on East Turkeyfoot Lake Road in Akron, but I-76 makes the trip direct. Bob Donahue walks the house himself in 15 to 20 minutes, and the written offer shows how we got to the price. We close at a local title company, in as little as 7 days or on the date you choose. County details such as the conveyance fee are on our Portage County page. To get a number, tell us about the Palmyra property.