Brighton, CO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Brighton is a home rule city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County.

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How Brighton ranks

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#21Most new homes in CO #37Fastest growing in CO #60Highest income in CO All CO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code80601, 80602, 80603

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Living in Brighton

Housing in Brighton

$490K▼ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brighton home is worth about $490,000, down 2.5% in a year, 8% below the Colorado typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market17

Sale-to-list99.3%

Sold in May51

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Safety in Brighton

D

Safety Grade D

Brighton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Brighton 4.9

Colorado 4.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Brighton 23.4

Colorado 22.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Brighton

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Brighton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSchool District 27JSchools20

Bromley East Charter School C+Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,214 students Foundations Academy B+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 763 students Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 672 students Mary E Pennock Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 592 students Southeast Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 527 students Northeast Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–6 · 470 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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