MentorKS
Home to 83 people, the town was settled in 1881.
Is Mentor a good place to live?
81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mentor, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 152 in Kansas we compare has a higher midpoint age than Mentor. Mentor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
83 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mentor.
In Mentor, expect four seasons and hot summers
Only 6 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a higher midsummer high than Mentor. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 20° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Mentor have high blood pressure than in the typical Kansas or U.S. town
Mentor does better than the Kansas average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. Only 10 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Mentor. In Mentor, 15% of adults have diabetes.
| Mentor | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mentor | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 11.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.2% | 77.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Mentor, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mentor, 43% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Mentor sits above 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mentor stands out in Kansas and nationally: a larger share of its households are owner-occupiers
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mentor
Moving to Mentor: who provides what
Mentor is unincorporated, so Saline County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mentor
About 0 of every 100 Mentor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Mentor
Unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas
Mentor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101. It is located south of Salina on Mentor Road.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,260 ft
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