A town of 6,994. A typical home worth about $183K.
The 3 things Mendota does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Mendota. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 4 of Mendota’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Peru (8%), Chicago (5%) and Ottawa (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
The typical Mendota home is worth about $183,000, up 2.6% in a year, 38% below the Illinois typical home.
2.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mendota Lake Park | 1.3 mi | 212 |
| 2. Strouss Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Blackstone Park | — | 4 |
Mendota reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
Mendota beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Mendota | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 5.9% |
Mendota has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
16 notable people were born in Mendota.
2 towns share a border with Mendota.