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Home values, rents and more in Mendota, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$176,000
Metro: $186,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.5%
Metro: +5.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
6,994
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$51,632
Metro: $72,230 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Mendota, IL, shaded by typical home valueMendota61342
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$200k
  • $200k–$220k
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  • $230k+
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ZIP codes around Mendota, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Mendota is outlined.

How Mendota compares

The typical home in Mendota, IL is worth about $176,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Mendota are 5% below the typical value in the Ottawa metro area ($186,000) and 52% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Mendota rose 2.5%, compared with +5.5% in the Ottawa metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $51,632, against $72,230 in the Ottawa metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 6,994 people live in Mendota (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Mendota has the 14th-lowest typical home value of the 31 cities in the Ottawa metro area and the 437th-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: LaSalle County, IL · Ottawa metro area · Illinois

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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