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Brighton is a small city of 36,834 people in Monroe County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Rochester, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,834people
$282kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
97"Snow
122Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,834
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,391 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Rochester, NY
- 4 mi to Rochester, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,779/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 122 sunny days a year (9 totally clear)
- 243 cloudy days a year
- 74 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,917 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ROC airport
- 5 mi to ROC (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 704 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: D+19 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk