Mentor, OH Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Mentor: a median closing price of $267,000 across 465 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Mentor, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Mentor sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 465
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $267,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $158
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $189,900 and $362,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 465 closed sales in Mentor over the last six months, with a median closing price of $267,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $189,900 and $362,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 441 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $134 and $189 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Mentor, OH (September 2026)
The median home price in Mentor is $267,000, measured across the 465 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $189,900 and $362,000.
Where Mentor sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Mentor over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $189,900 and $362,000. Among the 106 Ohio markets with a published band, Mentor's middle-half spread ($189,900 to $362,000) ranks 66th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 13 days, across 279 Mentor closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 27 days, across 248 Mentor closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Mentor angle
Over the last six months Resideline tracked 465 closings in Mentor, at a median sale price of $267,000, with the middle half of sales between $189,900 and $362,000. The upper stretch of the band runs further from the median than the lower stretch does, which makes overpricing the easier mistake: an optimistic read on a subject has more apparent room to run before the band pushes back. Anchor a Mentor valuation in closed sales matched to the subject, and be strictest with yourself when the number you want sits above the midpoint.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Mentor address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Mentor, OH
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 3949056
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 465
Median sold price: $267,000
Median sold $/sqft: $158 (441 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Mentor over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Mentor city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 19% of the 465 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $290,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Mentor?
The median sold price in Mentor over the last 6 months is $267,000, measured across 465 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Mentor last month?
Resideline tracked 65 closed sales in Mentor in August 2026, out of 465 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Mentor?
The middle half of Mentor sales over the last six months closed between $189,900 and $362,000, with a median of $267,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Mentor?
Among qualifying Mentor closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $158, measured across 441 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Is it riskier to price above or below the median in Mentor?
The band leaves more dollar room above the median than below it, so high-side estimates can drift further before they look obviously out of line. That makes above-median pricing the direction that needs stronger comp support. A below-median estimate hits the edge of ordinary faster, which in practice makes big low-side errors easier to catch.