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MentorMI

A town of 866.

Population
866
+4.8% since 2010
Median home value
$180K
Census ACS
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
354
Balanced
Small town

866 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Mentor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 84 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

84″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–29°
Spring29–53°
Summer53–78°
Fall38–56°
Sep 14
typical first frost
Jun 7
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mentor

Most working residents leave Mentor for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Petoskey (7%), Tuscarora (4%) and Gaylord (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mentor4%
Petoskey7%
Tuscarora4%
Gaylord4%
Walker4%
20 mi
median commute distance
354
jobs based in Mentor
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Mentor is

Mentor beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outMentorMI
More adults with COPD11.1%8.1%
More adults with heart disease9.3%7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.5%10.2%
Mclaren Northern Michigan
15.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Mentor is conserved land

64 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,795 acres
64 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit59 mi12,539
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Mentor

Civil township in Michigan, United States

Mentor Township is a civil township of Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 857 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
857
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
833 ft

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