Mentor, Ohio, sits on the shores of Lake Eerie, roughly 20 miles northeast of downtown Cleveland. “It’s a family community with good schools, close proximity to Cleveland and a lot of parks,” says Judie Crockett, real estate counselor with The Crockett Team of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services in Mentor. Home to the longest public swimming beach in Ohio and a significant collection of restaurants and retail shops, the city is an outdoor destination and a local hotspot for shopping and dining. In addition to its local businesses, the city hosts a handful of major employers like Avery Denison and Lubrizol.
Visitors to Mentor Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, Ohio enjoy swimming in Lake Erie.
The Rogers Company is located in Mentor, Ohio.
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Subdivisions of established and contemporary homes
Neighborhoods in Mentor have a suburban vibe, with many of the city’s residential streets lined with sidewalks under tall oaks and pines. Modest single-family home styles include colonial revivals, cape cods and ranch-style homes, while larger estates can come in more ornate modern and craftsman-style homes. Condos and townhomes are available throughout the city, typically selling for between $75,000 and $350,000, while single-family homes usually sell for between $75,000 and $970,000. The 2024 median home price was $262,775, up 9% from the previous year, compared to the median home price in the U.S. of $420,400. “You can get a four-bedroom, 2,400 square-foot colonial with a basement and a two-car garage in the $250,000 range,” Crockett says. “People relocating here are really impressed.”
Ranch homes can be found throughout many of the city of Mentor neighborhoods.
Condominium homes offer low maintenance home ownership in Mentor, ohio.
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Mentor Public Schools
The Mentor Public Schools district has nearly 7,300 students and earns an overall grade of B-plus on Niche. It offers one preschool, seven elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. The district maintains a 19:1 student-teacher ratio and has an average graduation rate of 94%. Nearby post-secondary options include Lakeland Community College and Cleveland Institute of Music.
The Mentor School Fine Arts Center is located at Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio.
Students enjoy a challenging curriculim at Shore Middle School in Mentor. Ohio.
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Ohio’s longest public swimming beach
With more than a dozen parks, Mentor’s park system covers more than 1,200 acres and offers amenities like pools, splash pads, playgrounds, sports fields and a nature preserve. Headlands Beach State Park, the largest public beach in Ohio, covers 35 acres along the Lake Erie shoreline and serves as one of the most popular swimming spots in the area during warmer months. The Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve and Marina boasts some of the area’s most diverse wildlife spaces and offers a mile and a half of shoreline to explore.
Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve and Marina is located on Lake Erie in Mentor, Ohio.
Mentor Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor Ohio has the largest public beach in Ohio.
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Great Lakes Mall and other retail options
Mentor Avenue runs through the city's south end and has many of its shopping and dining opportunities. The Great Lakes Mall is home to anchor stores like Dillard’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods and has more than 100 stores and restaurants in total. Other stops along Mentor Avenue include Points East Shopping Center, Walmart and Meijer. Further north, Diamond Centre Drive holds a collection of restaurants and the Atlas Cinemas Diamond Center 16 movie theater.
Dillard's Department Store is an anchor store at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, Ohio.
Dick's Sporting Goods at Great Lakes Mall is a popular shopping destination for the residents of Mentor, Ohio.
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Annual events like the Mentor Cruise-In
The Mentor Farmers Market runs from June through September at Eleanor B. Garfield Park. In August, the Mentor Cruise-In features nearly 800 classic cars, street racers and other interesting cars. The car show is held at the Mentor Civic Center Complex and features live music and food from local vendors. The Civic Center hosts other annual events like Mentor Chill Out, a winter festival, and Mentor Rocks, the city’s summer concert series.
An ice sculpture on display at Civic Center Park in Mentor, Ohio.
The Mentor Civic Amphitheater hosts festivals and concerts throughout the year in the city of Mentor, Ohio.
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Interstate travel and Laketran bus services
Interstate 90 runs through the south side and puts downtown Cleveland 24 miles away and the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 35 miles away. Laketran is a public transportation option for the Cleveland metro area, with bus stops in Mentor located along major roads like Mentor Avenue and Reynolds Road. Emergency services aren’t far, with Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital, though the hospital is not a certified trauma center.
Crime and environmental risks
Data from the FBI indicates Mentor’s violent crime rates have decreased since 2020, though property crime rates have increased. Environmental data website First Street suggests there is some risk of flood impacts to Mentor properties within the next 30 years. The risk to residential and commercial properties is minor, but roads and other public properties are at moderate risk.
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