City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Mentor | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,124/mo | $1,714/mo | 34.4% lower in A |
| Median home value | $215,500 | $732,100 | 70.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $84,503 | $76,607 | 10.3% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.4 | 108.1 | 12.7% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 94.7 | 133.1 | 28.9% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.3 | 104.3 | 5.7% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 104.1 | 4.9% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Mentor, you'd need $137,472 in New York to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Mentor, OH is about 27.3% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 43% lower in Mentor than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in Mentor, you'd need about $109,978 in New York to keep the same standard of living.