Mentor is a city in Lake County, Ohio, home to about 47,171 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44060.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Mentor; also Mentor-on-the-Lake and Kirtland Hills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mentor. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL327 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mentor; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mentor had 47,450 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 22nd largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Lake County grew from 21,680 residents in 1900 to 232,603 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 40.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Painesville 4 Nw, OH weather station (5 miles away).
87,115 jobs at 5,504 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
970 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mentor.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 64 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 70 |
| Dentists | 71 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 141 |
| Mental health providers | 492 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 92 |
| Optometrists | 24 |
| Chiropractors | 16 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (12 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1797.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mentor Exempted Village. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield PreschoolMentor | Pre-K | 124 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Mentor High School PreschoolMentor | Pre-K | 38 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Bellflower Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 465 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Cardinal Autism Resource and Education School (CARES)Mentor | K–12 | 82 | Special Education | 3.3 mi |
| Fairfax Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 310 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Hopkins Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 466 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Lake Elementary SchoolMentor On The Lake | K–5 | 272 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Orchard Hollow Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 359 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Ridge Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 661 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Sterling Morton Elementary SchoolMentor | K–5 | 298 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Memorial Middle SchoolMentor | 6–8 | 852 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Shore Middle SchoolMentor | 6–8 | 752 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Mentor High SchoolMentor | 9–12 | 2,217 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Christian SchoolMentor | Pre-K–12 | 247 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.0 mi |
| St Gabriel SchoolMentor | Pre-K–8 | 521 | Roman Catholic | 3.1 mi |
| St Mary of the Assumption SchoolMentor | Pre-K–8 | 313 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 mi |
| Re-Education ServicesMentor | 2–12 | 76 | Nonsectarian | 2.1 mi |
| Lake Catholic High SchoolMentor | 9–12 | 461 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mentor-on-the-Lake and Kirtland Hills.
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