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Brighton is a small city of 42,059 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 15 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $500k and rent runs about $2k a month.
42,059people
$500kTypical home
$1,779/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
35"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,059
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,936 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $500k (≈$3,150/mo)
- Median rent $1,779/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,341 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DEN airport
- 10 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,040 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,938 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 369 bars within 25 mi
- 686 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 123 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: D+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk