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Mentz

A town of 1,753 people in Cayuga County, New York
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Conserved land2.8%301 of 10,924 acres
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Town in New York, United States
1802Established
2,114Population
17.2 sq miArea
489 ftElevation

Mentz is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2020 census. The town is in the central part of the county, 7 miles north of Auburn.The origin of the town's name has never been determined, but it is locally believed that it derived from Mainz, in Germany.

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$127K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

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The public schools Mentz’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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