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Median Home Price in Mendota, IL

The median home value in Mendota, IL is $178,837 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.87% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$178,837

Year-over-Year

+4.87%

Population

6,893

Mendota ranks #222 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 43.8% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in La Salle County, where the county-wide median is $194,994.

Crime in Mendota

Mendota police recorded a violent crime rate of 131 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 377 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Mendota

How much does a house cost in Mendota, IL?

The median home value in Mendota is $178,837. That's up 4.87% from a year earlier. That is about 43.8% below the typical county in Illinois.

Is Mendota expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Mendota are cheaper than La Salle County as a whole, where the median is $194,994 — a difference of about 8.3%.

Is Mendota a safe place to live?

Mendota police reported 131 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,893. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.