How much do homeowners pay a month in the Town of Mentor, WI?

Name: Homeowner costs in the Town of Mentor, WI, 2020–2024
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Homeowners with a mortgage in the Town of Mentor, WI pay a median of $1,398 (±$100) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $376 (±$43).

45.3% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In the Town of Mentor, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,173 in 2015–2019 to $1,398 in 2020–2024 (+19.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,398 (±$100)
Without a mortgage: $376 (±$43)
Owned with a mortgage: 45.3%

Monthly owner costs in the Town of Mentor

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Mentor	Clark County	Wisconsin	United States
With a mortgage	$1,398 (±$100)	$1,353 (±$26)	$1,689 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$376 (±$43)	$525 (±$12)	$659 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	45.3% (±12.8 points)	51.8% (±1.5 points)	61.1% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,158 (±$437)	$2,505 (±$53)	$3,792 (±$12)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In the Town of Mentor, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Clark County ($1,353).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,689).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Clark County, the Town of Mentor ranks 25 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1297 of 1,845.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in the Town of Mentor have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,173 (±$128)	$1,398 (±$100)	+19.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,000 (±$677)	$2,158 (±$437)	+7.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$107,700 (±$25,733)	$128,300 (±$38,249)	+19.1%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near the Town of Mentor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mentor
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Town of Mentor	—	$1,398 (±$100)	—
Town of Cleveland (Jackson County)	4.8 mi	$1,277 (±$173)	Not measurably different
Fairchild	5.6 mi	$1,216 (±$142)	Lower
Town of Hewett	6.5 mi	$1,434 (±$109)	Not measurably different
Merrillan	7.4 mi	$1,125 (±$158)	Lower
Town of Alma (Jackson County)	7.9 mi	$1,387 (±$102)	Not measurably different
Town of Garden Valley	8.4 mi	$1,490 (±$756)	Not measurably different
Alma Center	8.4 mi	$1,262 (±$148)	Not measurably different
Town of Fairchild	8.6 mi	$1,597 (±$355)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairchild, WI ($1,216), Merrillan, WI ($1,125).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
19	Town of Eaton (Clark County)	$1,473 (±$206)
20	Town of Warner	$1,469 (±$419)
21	Town of Hewett	$1,434 (±$109)
22	Town of Levis	$1,421 (±$67)
23	Town of Unity (Clark County)	$1,407 (±$135)
24	Colby	$1,399 (±$154)
25	Town of Mentor	$1,398 (±$100)
26	Town of Hoard	$1,379 (±$82)
27	Dorchester	$1,361 (±$141)
28	Town of York (Clark County)	$1,354 (±$156)
29	Town of Weston (Clark County)	$1,333 (±$199)
30	Town of Lynn	$1,331 (±$107)
31	Town of Sherwood	$1,292 (±$463)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Clark County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Town of Mentor

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Mentor?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Mentor, WI is $1,398 (±$100) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in the Town of Mentor?

Owners without a mortgage in the Town of Mentor pay a median of $376 (±$43) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in the Town of Mentor gone up?

In the Town of Mentor, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,173 in 2015–2019 to $1,398 in 2020–2024 (+19.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mentor town, Clark County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:51125, in state:55 county:019).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.