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Brighton, New York.

A community in Monroe County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Monroe County’s.

Living in Brighton, Monroe County, New York

Brighton, in Monroe County, had 37,137 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $85,467 a year and half less, against $76,382 across Monroe County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 56% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 44% are rented. Unemployment in Monroe County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 1.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 37,137 in the 2020 census; median age 40.1
Household income $85,467 the median, give or take $10,078 · Monroe County: $76,382
Unemployment 4.4% Monroe County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 56% lived in by their owners; 44% rented
  • 15,988households
  • 69%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 17 mintypical commute
  • 22%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care39%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Manufacturing7%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment6%
  • Banks, insurance and property5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Monroe County had 386,911 jobs in 2025, 1.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 19°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 19° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 33° and 19°; warmest in July, 82° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 33° 19° F M A M J J 82° 62° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 33° and lows near 19°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 102 inches of snow and 35 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Rochester Greater International Airport weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Brighton

  1. Strong Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital12,572FTE
  2. Monroe Community CollegeTwo-year college1,304
  3. Jewish HomeHomes for the elderly with nursing care698
  4. Brighton Central School DistrictSchool district628FTE
  5. HCR Home CareHome health care agencies488
  6. The Friendly HomeSkilled nursing facilities367
  7. The HurlbutHomes for the elderly with nursing care170
  8. Jewish Home Roch SRAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities156

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 33 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 3,500 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  2. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  3. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Brighton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Monroe County.