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Mentone, Indiana

MentoneIN

A town of 768. A typical home worth about $216K.

Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
768
−5.8% since 2010
Typical home
$216K
+7.3% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
42.6
years
Jobs based here
338
Balanced

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Small town

768 people, and everyone knows the way

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Upcoming events

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.

12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
12Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 2009
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

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.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Mentone home is worth about $216K

The typical Mentone home is worth about $216,000, up 7.3% in a year, 17% below the Indiana typical home.

$216KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mentone$216K
Indiana$260K
+7.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mentone

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.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mentone4%
Warsaw33%
Elkhart5%
Wayne4%
Goshen4%
13 mi
median commute distance
338
jobs based in Mentone
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Mentone is

Mentone tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Woodlawn Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Mentone is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 379 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mentzer Memorial Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Mentone Egg
2007 · Mentone Egg · Wikimedia Commons
Mentone’s story

Mentone in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Mentone egg verticalMentone, IndianaAircraft Museum 1559
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Famous people from Mentone

3 notable people were born in Mentone.

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About 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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
943
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
840 ft
ZIP code
46539
Area code
574

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