Housing data for Mendon, MI

Mendon, MI has an estimated 815 residents and 336 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in St. Joseph County.

14.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,007 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
815 (±155)
Housing units
336 (±56)
Households that rent
14.6%
Median gross rent
$1,007
Residents since 2015–2019
−13.2%

What stands out in Mendon

Average commute: 31.7 minutes (±8.1) in Mendon, higher than in St. Joseph County (21.0 minutes).

Households that rent: 14.6% (±5.9 points) in Mendon, lower than in St. Joseph County (23.9%).

Households without a vehicle: 3.1% (±2.6 points) in Mendon, lower than in St. Joseph County (7.9%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 10.9% (±5.6 points) in Mendon, lower than in St. Joseph County (18.7%).

Housing in Mendon at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,007 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $950 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 46.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 14.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $82,292 median household income
  • Home values: $142,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,189 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,683 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 75.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 79.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 89.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 31.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Crime reported to police: 232 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −13.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 10.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Mendon against St. Joseph County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MendonSt. Joseph CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents815 (±155)60,969 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units336 (±56)27,302 (±70)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent14.6% (±5.9 points)23.9% (±1.6 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,007 (±$120)$849 (±$28)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$82,292 (±$9,751)$66,425 (±$2,763)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$142,900 (±$47,628)$178,300 (±$6,438)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,683 (±$265)$1,959 (±$59)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198079.2% (±13.6 points)65.6% (±2.8 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute31.7 minutes (±8.1)21.0 minutes (±0.9)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband91.3% (±4.0 points)88.8% (±1.3 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.7 years (±11.0)39.9 years (±0.3)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Mendon covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 833 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Mendon has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents939 (±168)815 (±155)−13.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units354 (±53)336 (±56)−5.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$834 (±$101)$1,007 (±$120)+20.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$82,800 (±$12,411)$142,900 (±$47,628)+72.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$62,917 (±$7,154)$82,292 (±$9,751)+30.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,088 (±$142)$1,189 (±$80)+9.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,468 (±$189)$1,683 (±$265)+14.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent24.5% (±8.2 points)14.6% (±5.9 points)−9.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.8% (±9.1 points)0.0% (±41.6 points)−5.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Mendon

In 2025, the Mendon Police Department reported 232 violent and 1,626 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.

Across St. Joseph County, the departments that report recorded 357 violent and 1,378 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.

Places near Mendon

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County)4.8 mi$847$214,30015.4%
Leonidas Township5.6 mi$1,051$209,00011.3%
Park Township (St. Joseph County)6.6 mi$802$205,70015.3%
Colon Township6.7 mi$794$192,40019.8%
Brady Township (Kalamazoo County)6.9 mi$844$244,6007.1%
Centreville7.0 mi$850$166,10023.6%
Colon7.6 mi$785$153,50028.6%
Lockport Township8.1 mi$955$197,80012.1%

Places in Michigan most like Mendon

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Merritt Township$1,147$154,600$88,7507.3%
Minden Township$861$162,500$85,19213.7%
Fairfield Township (Shiawassee County)$921$192,900$78,75013.2%
Dover Township (Lenawee County)$1,095$190,000$73,88918.7%
Deerfield Township (Lenawee County)$863$183,700$77,06514.1%
Lafayette Township$1,225$164,300$78,12514.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Mendon, fiscal year 2027

St. Joseph County, MI, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$752$800$1,046$1,382$1,461

HUD income limits for Mendon, fiscal year 2026

St. Joseph County, MI, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,050$30,100$48,100
2 people$21,640$34,400$55,000
3 people$27,320$38,700$61,850
4 people$33,000$42,950$68,700
5 people$38,680$46,400$74,200
6 people$44,360$49,850$79,700
7 people$50,040$53,300$85,200
8 people$55,720$56,700$90,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the St. Joseph County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,900.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Mendon lies inside Mendon Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mendon

How many renters are there in Mendon?

Mendon has an estimated 47 (±20) renting households, 14.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Mendon?

The median household income in Mendon is $82,292 (±$9,751) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Mendon, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $142,900 (±$47,628) for owner-occupied homes in Mendon (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Mendon?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mendon, MI is $1,189 (±$80) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Mendon?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mendon, MI is $1,683 (±$265) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Mendon?

Mendon, MI has an estimated 336 (±56) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Mendon growing?

In Mendon, the number of residents went from 939 in 2015–2019 to 815 in 2020–2024 (−13.2%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Mendon village, Michigan (place:52980, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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