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Mentor is a tiny town of 271 people in Campbell County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $685 a month.
271people
$223kTypical home
$685/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
217Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- Part of a metro area
- About 363 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 22 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,404/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,113 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LUK airport
- 25 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 823 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+20 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk