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Colorado·Adams County
11 tracts·44K people·$500K median·2,040/mi²
White 51 · Hispanic 39 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 56 · Other 23 · Living alone 21
Health 29 · Public admin 19 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 15 · Professional 10 · Leisure 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 13 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brighton is $499,500 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Brighton has 42,059 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.0; the population is 51.4% White, 38.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.7% Black, 1.9% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.3% (Census ACS).
Foundations Academy (36%), Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School (31%) and Mary E Pennock Elementary School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Prairie View Middle School (23%), Vikan Middle School (14%) and Overland Trail Middle School (10%) lead the middle schools; 27J Online Academy is the high school with reported scores (12%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,779/month, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brighton is $107,679 a year, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Brighton, median rent is $1,779/month and the median home value is $499,500 (Census ACS).
Brighton reported 4.2 violent crimes and 26.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 39 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches; snowfall averages 35 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brighton are hail (99), winter weather (91) and cold wave (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Brighton scores 13.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).