In May 2017, there were 108 homes sold, with a median sale price of $157,450 - a 4.5% increase over the $150,650 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 100 homes sold in Mentor in May 2016.
The median sales tax in Mentor for the most recent year with available data, 2015, was $5,005, approximately 3.2% of the median home sale price for May 2017.
The following table compares Mentor to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in May 2017:
| City | May 2017 Home Sales | May 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | May 2017 Median Sales Price | May 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Hills | 1 | 1 | 0% | $475,000 | $440,000 | 8% |
| Willoughby Hills | 8 | 11 | -27.3% | $255,000 | $183,900 | 38.7% |
| Kirtland | 7 | 6 | 16.7% | $190,000 | $368,750 | -48.5% |
| Grand River | 2 | 0 | - | $171,350 | $0 | - |
| North Perry | 8 | 4 | 100% | $166,250 | $172,500 | -3.6% |
| Mentor | 108 | 100 | 8% | $157,450 | $150,650 | 4.5% |
| Willoughby | 43 | 35 | 22.9% | $142,000 | $119,000 | 19.3% |
| Painesville | 82 | 70 | 17.1% | $140,950 | $121,750 | 15.8% |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | 13 | 9 | 44.4% | $139,000 | $117,000 | 18.8% |
| Madison | 4 | 20 | -80% | $127,700 | $116,250 | 9.8% |
| North Madison | 15 | 17 | -11.8% | $120,000 | $87,000 | 37.9% |
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