Population
Mentor
47,215
Garden City
12,483
Median Income
Mentor
$89,202
Garden City
$66,859
Home Value
Mentor
$229,500
Garden City
$411,400
Rent
Mentor
$1,192
Garden City
$1,206
Crime Rate
Mentor
1.15
Garden City
6.56
Cost of Living
Mentor
123.1
Garden City
120.3
Avg Temp
Mentor
N/A
Garden City
N/A
Unemployment
Mentor
3.3%
Garden City
3.2%
How Similar Are Mentor & Garden City?
Garden City is Mentor's #24 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Mentor
47,215
Garden City
12,483
Mentor (47,215) is about 3.8x larger than Garden City (12,483).
Violent Crime
Mentor
1.15
Garden City
6.56
Garden City's violent crime is significantly higher than Mentor's — 82% difference.
Property Crime
Mentor
13.58
Garden City
14.36
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Mentor
56.7%
Garden City
53.8%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Mentor
3.3%
Garden City
3.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 1% difference.
Median Income
Mentor
$89,202
Garden City
$66,859
Mentor has a 25% higher median income than Garden City.
Home Values
Mentor
$229,500
Garden City
$411,400
Garden City has a 44% higher home values than Mentor.
Education
Mentor
26.5%
Garden City
28.4%
Both cities have similar education — just a 7% difference.
Demographics
Mentor
89.9%
Garden City
86.3%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 4% difference.
Cost of Living
Mentor
123.1
Garden City
120.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 2% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Mentor and Garden City share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Mentor
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Garden City
Garden City leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Garden City leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMentor has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,058 vs $1,381 in Garden City (23% lower). Mentor has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,279 vs $1,655 in Garden City (23% lower). Garden City scores 87.4 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 105.9 in Mentor.
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Housing Market — Mentor leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden City has a median home value of $411,400 vs $229,500 in Mentor (44% higher). Mentor has a single-family homes of 84.1% compared to 65.3% in Garden City. Mentor has a owner-occupied of 84.4% compared to 65.7% in Garden City.
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Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMentor: 25,686 vs Garden City: 5,844 for labor force. Mentor has a poverty rate of 5.4% compared to 10.9% in Garden City. Mentor has a median household income of $89,202 vs $66,859 in Garden City (33% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Mentor leads
Source: FBI UCRMentor has a property crime clearance of 44.9% compared to 21.5% in Garden City. Mentor has a violent crime clearance of 77.8% compared to 38.8% in Garden City. Mentor has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.92 compared to 5.63 in Garden City.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauGarden City has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.4% compared to 26.5% in Mentor. Mentor has a high school diploma or higher of 47.8% compared to 45.2% in Garden City.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMentor has a population of 47,215, about 3.8x the size of Garden City (12,483). Garden City skews younger with a median age of 44.0 vs 46.3.
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Mentor
Garden City
Healthcare — Garden City leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareGarden City: 4 vs Mentor: 1 for with emergency services. Garden City: 4.3 vs Mentor: 4.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Garden City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSGarden City has a bicycle of 2.0% compared to 0.1% in Mentor. Garden City has a work from home of 18.4% compared to 13.1% in Mentor. Mentor has a public transit of 0.6% compared to 0.5% in Garden City.
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