Mentone in pictures
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 2007Mentone Egg
- 2012Mentone egg vertical
- 2016Mentone, Indiana
- 2021Aircraft Museum 1559
- 2022Mentone Indiana concrete egg
A town of 768. A typical home worth about $216K.
The thing Mentone does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Mentone. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.
Mentone has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Mentone home is worth about $216,000, up 7.3% in a year, 17% below the Indiana typical home.
Most working residents leave Mentone for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Warsaw (33%), Elkhart (5%) and Wayne (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Mentone tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.
0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mentzer Memorial Park | — | 8 |
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
3 notable people were born in Mentone.
Town in Indiana, United States
Mentone is a town in Harrison and Franklin townships, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Mentone is the self-proclaimed "Egg Basket of the Midwest" because of prolific commercial egg production in the area, and holds an Egg Festival annually in early June to celebrate its heritage. A large concrete egg stands near the town center and is considered locally to be the "Largest Egg in the World". The Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum, is located within the town limits. The Popular Rotorcraft Association has its home at the PRA Mentone Airport C92) and is home to their annual fly-in convention. As of the 2020 census, Mentone had a population of 943.
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