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Mentor is a small city of 47,171 people in Lake County, Ohio. It's about 23 miles from Cleveland, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,171people
$248kTypical home
$1,239/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
105"Snow
167Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,697 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 23 mi to Cleveland, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,562/mo)
- Median rent $1,239/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 105" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Low property crime (996 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CLE airport
- 33 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 633 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 732 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 201 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+14 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk