Housing in Brighton at a glance
- Population
- 55,869
- Housing units
- about 23,462
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $685,000Boston: $731,700 (-6%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,250 a monthBoston: $2,147 (+5%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 22.9%Boston: 35.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 74.2%
- Median year built
- 1954
Brighton holds a middle position in Boston's housing market: fourth in the city for owner estimates, at $685,000, yet only sixth for rent at $2,250. Owners are the smaller group, with 22.9% of households, and the sector ranks eighth for owner share. Its immediate neighbours stretch the range. Allston has lower owner estimates at $635,000 but higher rents at $2,430, while Jamaica Plain reaches $811,000 and counts 44% of households as owners. Fenway matches Brighton's $685,000 estimate with rents of $2,320. Older homes dominate here, with 74.2% built before 1980, with the usual home going back to 1954, a bit later than the 1939-or-earlier figure in Jamaica Plain. Brighton lies north-west of the centre of Boston.
Questions about Brighton
What is the median home value in Brighton, Boston?
$685,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $731,700 for Boston as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Brighton?
$2,250 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,147 in Boston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Brighton own or rent?
Most rent: 22.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 35.7% in Boston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 14 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: Boston Planning Department GIS, BPDA Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Brighton is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 23 in the planning department neighborhood dataset) of Boston: population 55,869 (Boston Population Estimates 2025, Neighborhood Level (City of Boston Planning Department Research Division, Analyze Boston)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Boston as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Brighton
The closest sectors of Boston, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Boston
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Brighton. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Brighton? Ask for your spot.