James A. Garfield National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Mentor, Ohio. The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James A.

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About Mentor

City in Ohio, United States

1797Established

47,450Population

28 sq miArea

692 ftElevation

Mentor ( MEN-tər; also, MEN-nər) is a city located in Lake County, Ohio, United States. It is situated on the south shore of Lake Erie. A suburb northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, it is part of the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area. Its population during the 2020 census was 47,450. Mentor (also known as Mentor City) is the most populous city in Lake County, Ohio. Mentor was settled in 1797. In 1876, James A. Garfield purchased a home there, from which he conducted the first successful front porch campaign for the United States presidency in 1880; the house is now maintained as the James A. Garfield National Historic Site. The city is home to Headlands Beach State Park, the longest public swimm…

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How Mentor ranks

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#93Lowest depression in OH #116Fewest uninsured in OH #175Fewest smokers in OH All OH rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code44060, 44061

Area code440

Living in Mentor

Housing in Mentor

$278K▲ 3.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mentor home is worth about $278,000, up 3.6% in a year, 12% above the Ohio typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market17

Sale-to-list100.5%

Sold in May66

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Safety in Mentor

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Mentor reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mentor 1.2

Ohio 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mentor 10.1

Ohio 14.7

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Mentor

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About one in 4 of Mentor’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Cleveland (13%), Willoughby (6%) and Euclid (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Cleveland

13%

Willoughby

Euclid

Painesville

24%Work in townlive and work in Mentor 12 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 31,897Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Mentor

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Ohio

14better than OH·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 1▼ 10 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 5▲ 2 close Mind 3▲ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.5%Fewer adults facing food insecurityOH 14.1% · better 5.2%Fewer adults facing a utility shut-offOH 8.3% · better 11%More adults who have had cancerOH 8.7% · worse

Care nearby

Lake HealthConcord · 5 mi · ER

Crossroads Health Mentor AvenueMentor · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Mentor

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes

33Does Mentor flood?paid flood claims since 1978 2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Mentor MapMentor vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Mentor

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Mentor has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 114 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 24°Winter

57° / 39°Spring

79° / 62°Summer

62° / 46°Fall

How much snow does Mentor get?About 114 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 9, with the last in spring around Apr 15.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Mentor

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A⁻

School Grade A-

The public schools Mentor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#207Best public schoolsof 621 in OH

DistrictMentor Exempted VillageSchools16

Ridge Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 661 students Hopkins Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–5 · 466 students Bellflower Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 465 students Orchard Hollow Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 359 students Fairfax Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 310 students Sterling Morton Elementary School BElementary · Grades K–5 · 298 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.