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Brighton is a big small town of 7,688 people in Livingston County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Ann Arbor, MI and 36 miles from Detroit, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,688people
$339kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
38"Snow
208Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,688
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,188 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Detroit, MI
- 18 mi to Ann Arbor, MI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,213 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FNT airport
- 31 mi to DTW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 280 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+24 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk