Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Median home value$499,500
Denver $603,800
Median rent$1,779/mo
Denver $1,874/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Denver 34%
Brighton
Adams & Weld counties42,059 residentsSchool District 27j
51
D+
Suburbgrade score
26th of 32 Denver suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
51
Denver median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brighton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brighton against Denver. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Within-state proficiency50th pct
Denver median 88th pct
Student–teacher ratio19.3
Denver median 17.7
Graduation rate84%
Denver median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index101
Denver 100
Eff. tax rate0.60%
Denver 0.55%
Local sales tax7.89%
Denver median 7.89%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute31.1 min
Denver 27.0 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Denver 58%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Denver median 2.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés37
Denver median 60 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Denver median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Denver median 77 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 57/100
C−
Median household income$107,679
Denver $105,762
Unemployment4.8%
Denver 4.5%
Professional occupations35%
Denver 51%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brighton on commute & transport
Brighton's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Greenwood Village25 mi from BrightonA 75 B Superior19 mi from BrightonB+ 72 B− Cherry Creek25 mi from BrightonB+ 75 B Englewood24 mi from BrightonB+ 63 C+ Wheat Ridge21 mi from BrightonB 66 C+ Denver15 mi from BrightonB 65 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brighton
Is Brighton, CO a good place to live?
Brighton scores 51 out of 100, 26th of 32 Denver suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brighton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $499,500, 17% below the Denver median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.60%. $1,779/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brighton?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Brighton sit at the 50th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 84% graduation rate and a 19.3 student–teacher ratio. Brighton is served by School District 27j. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brighton?
The mean commute is 31.1 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brighton?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Brighton old or new?
The median home in Brighton was built in 1999 — newer than the Denver median of 1987. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.