Best PlacesMentor-on-the-Lake, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mentor-on-the-Lake, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks 6,074th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mentor-on-the-Lake
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mentor-on-the-Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
Where Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mentor-on-the-Lake
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mentor-on-the-Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,401, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mentor-on-the-Lake's effective rate of 1.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mentor-on-the-Lake
Mentor-on-the-Lake runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mentor-on-the-Lake.
Who works in Mentor-on-the-Lake, and how
Work in Mentor-on-the-Lake centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mentor-on-the-Lake
Mentor-on-the-Lake has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mentor-on-the-Lake and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mentor-on-the-Lake, month by month
Mentor-on-the-Lake sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mentor-on-the-Lake
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 33 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mentor-on-the-Lake
Schools across Mentor-on-the-Lake average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard Hollow Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Bellflower Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Shore Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Mentor High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mentor-on-the-Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mentor-on-the-Lake measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mentor-on-the-Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mentor-on-the-Lake
Is Mentor-on-the-Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks 6,074th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, biking, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mentor-on-the-Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,562. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,401 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Mentor-on-the-Lake safe?
Yes, Mentor-on-the-Lake is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Mentor-on-the-Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mentor-on-the-Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mentor-on-the-Lake represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mentor-on-the-Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mentor-on-the-Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mentor-on-the-Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mentor-on-the-Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mentor-on-the-Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mentor-on-the-Lake detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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