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Detroit Beach is a small town of 2,771 people in Monroe County, Michigan. It's about 3 miles from Monroe, MI and 33 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,771people
$170kTypical home
$1,059/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
41"Snow
203Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,455 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Detroit, MI
- 3 mi to Monroe, MI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $1,059/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DTW airport
- 20 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 599 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 115 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+27 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.