New York · Census place 08257
Brighton CDP, NY
Quick answer
Brighton CDP has 36,633 residents, ranking #27 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $83,723, the median home is worth $259,300 and median gross rent runs $1,272 a month.
- Population
- 36,633Brighton CDP residents
- Median household income
- $83,723Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $259,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,272Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brighton CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brighton CDP median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 56.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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