Rankings · How Brighton ranks in NY
Brighton makes New York’s top 10 on 2 lists
Brighton is ranked on 39 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
39
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #6 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Libraries
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Brighton does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brighton marked.
At a glance
Brighton lands in the top half on 18 of 25 lists
Each dot is Brighton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Brighton does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#6/241Most library borrowing#9/241Most-used libraries#63/241 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#22/484 People
Most educated#42/777 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#47/777 HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#51/774Lowest obesity#78/774Healthiest#99/774Fewest uninsured#115/774Most active#140/774Lowest depression#522/774Closest to a top hospital#699/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#90/197Most affordable#483/777Cheapest rent#532/769Lowest property tax#576/777 SafetySafety →
Safest#161/221 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#591/709 What kind of place
Drier than 94% of New York
Not better or worse, just Brighton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 94% of NY towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 88% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+68.3% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 82% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
102 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 78% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.0° January low
Longer growing season than 73% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
181 days between frosts
Younger than 71% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
40.1 median age
More year-round than 63% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
More homes per newcomer than 62% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Fewer kids than 61% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.9% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 51% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
20.3% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 51% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
81.2° July high
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for kids’ library use
Lists where Brighton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Brighton out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.