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Brighton is a small town of 3,079 people in Jefferson County, Alabama. It's about 10 miles from Birmingham, AL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $656 a month.
3,079people
$71kTypical home
$656/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,079
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,176 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 10 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$446/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BHM airport
- 14 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 474 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+10 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk