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Brighton, MI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Brighton, MI Housing Market Trends

With 7,546 people, 3,677 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $377,312, Brighton real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Brighton home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Brighton, accounting for 41.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Brighton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 29.45%), row houses and other attached homes ( 22.17%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.53%).

Dwellings in Brighton tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 57.64% of the homes in Brighton have two or fewer bedrooms.

There is a lot of housing in Brighton built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Brighton built between 2000 and later ( 17.97%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 12.98%). There's also some housing in Brighton built before 1939 ( 7.33%).

Brighton Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Brighton have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 97.61%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Brighton house appreciation rate of 7.05%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Brighton's appreciation rate, at 5.96%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Brighton's appreciation rate has been 1.70%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.96%.

Relative to Michigan, our data show that Brighton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Brighton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Brighton - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Brighton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$377,312

Brighton, MI Home Prices
> $1,324,000
$993,001 - $1,324,000
$662,001 - $993,000
$530,001 - $662,000
$397,001 - $530,000
$265,001 - $397,000
$132,001 - $265,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.6%
2.3%
2.3%
7.3%
7.3%
31.7%
31.7%
35.0%
35.0%
21.1%
21.1%
1.8%
1.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Michigan

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,677

Brighton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,736 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
65.4%
65.4%
34.6%
34.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.1%
5.1%
94.9%
94.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.0%
18.0%
61.7%
61.7%
13.0%
13.0%
7.3%
7.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
41.7%
41.7%
22.2%
22.2%
6.5%
6.5%
29.5%
29.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.0%
1.0%
17.7%
17.7%
39.0%
39.0%
30.6%
30.6%
11.4%
11.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes