Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 27/100
F
Median home value$281,000
Fresno $389,400
Median rent$1,042/mo
Fresno $1,392/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
Fresno 40%
Mendota
Fresno County12,577 residentsMendota Unified
36
F
Suburbgrade score
12th of 12 Fresno suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
36
Fresno median 48
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mendota is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mendota against Fresno. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 21/100
F
Within-state proficiency29th pct
Fresno median 43rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.0
Fresno median 22.0
Graduation rate74%
Fresno median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index75
Fresno 100
Eff. tax rate0.63%
Fresno 0.75%
Local sales tax9.22%
Fresno median 8.97%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 34/100
F
Mean commute30.6 min
Fresno 24.0 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Fresno 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Fresno median 0.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Restaurants & cafés11
Fresno median 24 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Fresno median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Fresno median 14 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 22/100
F
Median household income$50,342
Fresno $74,468
Unemployment11%
Fresno 8.9%
Professional occupations6.3%
Fresno 34%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mendota on schools
Mendota's weakest grade is F. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Mendota
Is Mendota, CA a good place to live?
Mendota scores 36 out of 100, 12th of 12 Fresno suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mendota expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $281,000, 28% below the Fresno median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.63%. $1,042/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mendota?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Mendota sit at the 29th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 74% graduation rate and a 23.0 student–teacher ratio. Mendota is served by Mendota Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mendota?
The mean commute is 30.6 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mendota?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Mendota old or new?
The median home in Mendota was built in 1998 — newer than the Fresno median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 70% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.