Detroit, Maine

Town in Somerset County · population 885 (2020 Census)

Median home: $137,500
Household income: $51,111
Jan low / Jul high: 6° / 81°
Snow a year: 76 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 3
Median age: 45.4

Detroit is a town of 885 people in Somerset County, Maine. The median home is worth $137,500, below the typical Maine town ($238,950). It ranks easier by car than 100% of Maine towns.

How Detroit ranks

Percentile among Maine towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Maine towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Detroit is worth $137,500, below the typical Maine town ($238,950). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $51,111, which is more affordable than 77% of Maine towns. Median rent is $1,098 a month. 82.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Maine towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Detroit	Typical Maine town
Median home value	$137,500	$238,950
Median rent	$1,098	$1,027
Median household income	$51,111	$68,967
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	3.4×
Homeownership	82.3%	82.4%
Median year built	1981	1978
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.1%	—

Who lives in Detroit

People	Detroit	Typical Maine town
Median age	45.4	46.9
Age 65 and over	18.5%	22.9%
Under 18	18.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	28.2%
Below the poverty line	23.1%	10.7%
Veterans	11.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.8%	—
Work from home	15.0%	12.3%
Average commute	24.2 min	25.5 min
Homes with broadband	81.3%	90.0%

Weather in Detroit

July highs average 80.5°F and January lows 6.0°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 75.6 inches of snow (typical Maine town: 77.2 in). Expect about 5 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 175 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Corinna station (10.6 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

3 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Detroit since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical Maine town. The strongest, an F1, struck on October 3, 1970 about 4.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on October 3, 1970.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 10 times; the largest was 1.50 inches on August 2, 2011.

Severe weather in Somerset County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Somerset County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Somerset County has been included in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 30, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4754: Severe Storm And Flooding
September 14, 2023	Hurricane	EM-3598: Hurricane Lee
July 6, 2023	Flood	DR-4719: Severe Storm And Flooding
March 22, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4696: Severe Storm And Flooding
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4522: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Somerset County

Somerset County had 16,034 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $55,148 a year. Unemployment was 4.2% in 2023; in Detroit itself the ACS puts it at 0.8%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Detroit

Plymouth, ME
3.3 mi · 1,325 people · home $207,100
Pittsfield, ME
3.6 mi · 2,822 people · home $162,100
Newport, ME
4.9 mi · 1,690 people · home $187,700
Palmyra, ME
5.8 mi · 1,924 people · home $154,900
Pittsfield, ME
6.5 mi · 3,908 people · home $164,100
Troy, ME
7.3 mi · 1,018 people · home $213,000
Newport, ME
7.7 mi · 3,133 people · home $234,800
Burnham, ME
8.0 mi · 1,096 people · home $178,100

Detroit questions

Is Detroit, Maine a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Detroit scores better for retirees than 0% of Maine towns and quieter than 26%. 18.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 45.4).

How much does a house cost in Detroit?

The median owner-occupied home in Detroit is valued at $137,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $51,111, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $1,098 a month.

What is the weather like in Detroit?

July highs average 80.5°F and January lows 6.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 44.7 inches of precipitation a year and 75.6 inches of snow.

Does Detroit get tornadoes?

3 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Detroit since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F1 on October 3, 1970. The typical Maine town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Detroit's Census boundary (GEOID 2302517460). Comparisons use the median of Maine towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.