Detroit BeachMI
2,771 people live in this town, established in 1923.
Is Detroit Beach a good place to live?
Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Detroit Beach. Detroit Beach’s median age is 32 years, below both Michigan’s towns (42.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). We don’t grade Detroit Beach yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Detroit Beach for work
Where Detroit Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Detroit Beach.
Detroit Beach has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Monroe (13%), Frenchtown Township (11%) and Toledo (5%). The median commute is under 22 miles. Detroit Beach’s typical journey to work comes in at 26 minutes.
| Detroit Beach | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Detroit Beach has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 41 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Detroit Beach is
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Detroit Beach. Among adults here, 18% smoke cigarettes and 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Detroit Beach | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Detroit Beach | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 10.2% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Detroit Beach, 4.9% of the land is conserved
One park or preserve covers 2 acres in Detroit Beach.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wm. C. Sterling State Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Detroit Beach is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Detroit Beach, 65% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Detroit Beach sells for about $245K at the median
The share of households in Detroit Beach who live in a home they own: 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Detroit Beach
Moving to Detroit Beach: who provides what
Detroit Beach is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Detroit Beach
About 6 of every 100 Detroit Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Detroit Beach
Place in Michigan, United States
Detroit Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,957 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 2,771 in 2024. As an unincorporated community, Detroit Beach has no legal autonomy of its own. The CDP is located within Frenchtown Charter Township along the shores of Lake Erie.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 574 ft
- Area code
- 734
Detroit Beach’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Detroit Beach.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frenchtown Township | #595 | C− | B | — | C+ | C |
| Woodland Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Frenchtown Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Detroit Beach and Woodland Beach aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Detroit Beach with a neighbor →
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