Photo: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0In Mentor, 78% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Mentor’s city government spent $64.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,378 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mentor didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mentor is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Mentor Exempted Village School District
Mentor’s K–12 school district, shared with Mentor-on-the-Lake, Kirtland Hills. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,813 per pupil, $10,485 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,378 per resident a year, or $3.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mentor didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mentor yet
Every year of Mentor’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 333 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,481 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.41% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mentor’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Mentor’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mentor →
Who’s in charge in Mentor
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mentor’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofmentor.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 134 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (47,044).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Mentor voted in 2024
Official results for Mentor’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%16,443 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.8%12,467 votesOthers: 0.8% (228 votes).
Most votes in Mentor: Donald J Trump
Lake County: Trump 56.7%, Harris 42.4% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Mentor’s 37,302 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mentor: Bernie Moreno
Lake County: Moreno 50.8%, Brown 46.0% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: David P Joyce
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mentor, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor | 56.4% | 42.8% | 0.8% | 29,138 |
| Lake County | 56.7% | 42.4% | 0.9% | 128,535 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mentor.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofmentor.com ↗
- 2Ohio HouseMentor is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mentor compares with the towns next door
Mentor’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $221 to $2,960 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Painesville Township | $221 | $3,363 |
| Concord Township | $374 | $4,946 |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | $663 | $3,167 |
| Grand River | $1,332 | $2,051 |
| Willoughby | $1,502 | $3,585 |
| Kirtland Hills | $2,960 | $10,000+ |
| Painesville | estimate | $2,458 |
| Kirtland | estimate | $5,807 |
| Mentor | estimate | $3,481 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Mentor’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mentor’s government
How much does Mentor spend per resident?
About $1,378 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Mentor didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $73.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mentor?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,481 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmentor.com.
Who runs Mentor’s government?
See cityofmentor.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mentor yet.
How did Mentor vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.4%, Kamala D Harris 42.8% (29,138 votes, official results). Lake County: Trump 56.7%, Harris 42.4%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Mentor?
352 full-time and 129 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.8M (about $33.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mentor in the state legislature?
Mentor is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 18 (Jerry Cirino). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mentor’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Mentor, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →