Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median home value$247,700
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,239/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Cleveland 28%
Mentor
Lake County47,171 residentsMentor Exempted Village
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
7th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by employment & income.
68
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Mentor is like to live in, by category
Bars show Mentor against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency73rd pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.2
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate94%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index98
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate1.40%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute21.6 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés50
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks20
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$88,949
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment2.9%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations43%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Mentor on employment & income
Mentor's weakest grade is C+. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Solon22 mi from MentorB+ 69 B− Lyndhurst15 mi from MentorB 62 C Shaker Heights18 mi from MentorB− 63 C+ Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Mentor
Is Mentor, OH a good place to live?
Mentor scores 68 out of 100, 7th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Mentor expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $247,700, 15% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.40%. $1,239/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Mentor?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Mentor sit at the 73rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 17.2 student–teacher ratio. Mentor is served by Mentor Exempted Village. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Mentor?
The mean commute is 21.6 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Mentor?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Mentor old or new?
The median home in Mentor was built in 1974 — newer than the Cleveland median of 1963. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 83% 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.