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Brighton, New York: commercial real estate data.
Brighton is a Census CDP of 36,834 people across 15.41 square miles of land, in Monroe County. Median household income is $85,467, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area15.41 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,391
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonroe County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How many people live in Brighton
- Population36,834
- Median age40.1
- Population under 186,966
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over7,492
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households15,988
- Family households8,741
- Share of households that are families54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Income and work in Brighton
- Median household income$85,467
- Per capita income$58,576
- Civilian labor force20,030
- Employed19,248
- Unemployed782 plus or minus 322
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over26,066
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree38.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units17,010
- Occupied units15,988
- Vacant units1,022 plus or minus 304
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied9,016
- Renter occupied6,972
- Ownership rate56.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,350
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent
- Single family units10,562
- Share single family62.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,426
- Share in buildings of two or more37.8 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How Brighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,982
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,736
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,500 plus or minus 303
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.0 percent
- Drove alone67.3 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home21.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Flood risk in Brighton
- NFIP communityTown of Brighton
- NFIP community number360410
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The Town of Brighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360410 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Monroe County, not Brighton
Monroe County context, not Brighton figures
- Establishments in Monroe County17,484
- Covered employment, Monroe County382,138
- Average annual pay, Monroe County$66,838
- Housing units permitted, Monroe County1,156
Every figure in this section is published for Monroe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brighton, New York?
36,834, in 15,988 households. Brighton CDP covers 15.41 square miles of land, which is 2,391 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brighton in?
Monroe County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brighton?
$85,467. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,100. Median gross rent is $1,350 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brighton, town of, community 360410, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monroe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brighton.
Is zoning published for Brighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.