Cost of living in Detroit Beach, Michigan

Detroit Beach, Michigan has about 2,771 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $170,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monroe County is $1,304 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Detroit Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Monroe, MI metro area, prices sit at 93.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Michigan taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Detroit Beach's exact store tax.

Some places in Michigan add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.16% of income. That is not a Detroit Beach bill.

In July 2026, a typical Michigan home paid 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Detroit Beach's bill.

EIA does not publish a Michigan gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Michigan shares this price.