Population
Mentor
47,215
Mauldin
25,985
Median Income
Mentor
$89,202
Mauldin
$81,027
Home Value
Mentor
$229,500
Mauldin
$242,100
Rent
Mentor
$1,192
Mauldin
$1,401
Crime Rate
Mentor
1.15
Mauldin
2.19
Cost of Living
Mentor
123.1
Mauldin
123.6
Avg Temp
Mentor
N/A
Mauldin
N/A
Unemployment
Mentor
3.3%
Mauldin
4.9%
How Similar Are Mentor & Mauldin?
Mauldin is Mentor's #17 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Mentor
47,215
Mauldin
25,985
Mentor has a 45% larger population than Mauldin.
Violent Crime
Mentor
1.15
Mauldin
2.19
Mauldin has a 47% higher violent crime than Mentor.
Property Crime
Mentor
13.58
Mauldin
13.81
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Mentor
56.7%
Mauldin
60.2%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 6% difference.
Unemployment
Mentor
3.3%
Mauldin
4.9%
Mauldin has a 33% higher unemployment than Mentor.
Median Income
Mentor
$89,202
Mauldin
$81,027
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Mentor
$229,500
Mauldin
$242,100
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Mentor
26.5%
Mauldin
27.0%
Both cities have similar education — just a 2% difference.
Demographics
Mentor
89.9%
Mauldin
62.8%
Mentor has a 30% higher demographics than Mauldin.
Cost of Living
Mentor
123.1
Mauldin
123.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 0% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Mentor and Mauldin share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Mentor
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Mauldin
Mentor leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Mentor leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDMentor scores 105.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 123.9 in Mauldin. Mentor has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,058 vs $1,221 in Mauldin (13% lower). Mauldin scores 111.9 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 118.2 in Mentor.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMauldin has a median property tax of $1,306 vs $3,371 in Mentor (158% lower). Mentor has a owner-occupied of 84.4% compared to 67.0% in Mauldin. Mauldin has a vacancy rate of 3.4% compared to 4.1% in Mentor.
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Jobs & Economy — Mentor leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMentor: 25,686 vs Mauldin: 14,771 for labor force. Mentor has a poverty rate of 5.4% compared to 8.3% in Mauldin. Mentor has a unemployment rate of 3.3% compared to 4.9% in Mauldin.
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Crime & Safety — Mentor leads
Source: FBI UCRMentor has a property crime clearance of 44.9% compared to 16.1% in Mauldin. Mentor has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.00 compared to 0.07 in Mauldin. Mentor has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.27 in Mauldin.
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauMentor has a high school diploma or higher of 47.8% compared to 41.0% in Mauldin. Mauldin has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.0% compared to 26.5% in Mentor.
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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 1.8x the size of Mauldin (25,985). Mauldin skews younger with a median age of 40.8 vs 46.3.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Mentor
Mauldin
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareMauldin: 2 vs Mentor: 1 for with emergency services. Mentor: 4.0 vs Mauldin: 3.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Mentor leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSMentor has a bicycle of 0.1% compared to 0.0% in Mauldin. Mentor has a public transit of 0.6% compared to 0.1% in Mauldin. Mauldin has a work from home of 15.9% compared to 13.1% in Mentor.
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