Cost of living in Mentor

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

B−

69/100
10th of 52

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The four inputs

Housing cost index98

Cleveland 10045% · scores 78

Effective property tax rate1.40%

Cleveland 1.62%25% · scores 50

Utilities79

Cleveland 10020% · scores 81

Local sales tax7.29%

Cleveland median 7.29%10% · scores 54

Vertical rule marks the Cleveland reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Cleveland suburbs for cost of living

All 52 ranked, Mentor highlighted

1AshtabulaB+$105,900 2ConneautB+$132,400 3EastlakeB−$172,100 4AmherstB−$239,200 5Brook ParkB−$169,600 6LorainB−$139,200 7BedfordB−$135,200 8ElyriaB−$156,100 9WadsworthB−$247,900 10MentorB−$247,700 11WilloughbyB−$216,900 12MedinaB−$243,600 13Bedford HeightsB−$156,500 14ClevelandC+$102,000 15ParmaC+$170,100 16BrunswickC+$249,100 17East ClevelandC+$68,800 18Middleburg HeightsC+$228,400 19PainesvilleC+$158,800 20BrooklynC+$163,100 21Mayfield HeightsC+$205,200 22WillowickC+$166,000 23Warrensville HeightsC+$121,100 24VermilionC+$183,600 25EuclidC$126,500 26Parma HeightsC$175,100 27LakewoodC$262,200 28North RidgevilleC$270,100 29BereaC$198,100 30North OlmstedC$219,800 31North RoyaltonC$292,600 32WickliffeC$166,900 33LyndhurstC$212,200 34StrongsvilleC−$298,300 35Fairview ParkC−$239,100 36Rocky RiverC−$349,300 37Richmond HeightsC−$208,800 38WestlakeD+$368,200 39Garfield HeightsD+$109,900 40Broadview HeightsD+$316,700 41Avon LakeD+$368,300 42Cleveland HeightsD+$192,100 43Seven HillsD+$258,000 44Bay VillageD+$353,000 45BrecksvilleD$371,900 46South EuclidD$153,700 47University HeightsD$242,700 48Maple HeightsD$97,900 49Shaker HeightsD$303,200 50BeachwoodF$410,300 51AvonF$395,900 52SolonF$392,900

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Better than Mentor on cost of living

Mentor grades B− on cost of living. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Eastlake5 mi from MentorB−$172k1.60% 57 C− Bedford23 mi from MentorB−$135k1.45% 49 D+

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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