BrightonNew Brunswick

Crime runs heavier where Brighton is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 109

No police detachment reports under Brighton’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 122, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 19.6 per 1,000 residents a year. On top of that, across its police area, there are 39 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Around Brighton, 17% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

NRCan expects $0.043 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Brighton, near the typical $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Brighton on the national inventory. Brighton shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Region 3 health region.

With 0.1 jobs for each resident in work, most of Brighton commutes out

Workers spend 25 min getting to work, on average.

Around Brighton, 45% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%). At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 14% for New Brunswick. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.1, women 81.9 and men 78.2 (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Brighton’s is long: 12 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 3 (Fredericton area), Brighton included.

Winter nights bite in Brighton: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 18 May and returns around 22 September: 126 days without it. There are 180 days of frost in a typical year, above New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A normal January brings 69 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in December: 115 mm in a normal year.

Brighton has 40 public protected areas within 10 km

Parks and reserves take up 7.2% of the ground within 10 km, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). No national park lies within 100 km. A provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, lies 41 km away. Within its own boundary, 8.8% of the town is protected.

Hartland Community School is the only school in and around Brighton

From the town centre, high school starts 7.1 km away, above New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Brighton in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C

Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. Expect about 101 mm of rain and snow over November. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Woodstock forecast, on the Weather page.

Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Brighton in Ottawa as MP for Tobique—Mactaquac

Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Brighton is Dr. Walter Chestnut Public Library, 8.4 km away

The next is Andrew And Laura Mccain Public Library (Florenceville-Bristol), 19 km away.

Fewer people in Brighton speak both English and French than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 5%

A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below New Brunswick’s towns (23%) but above Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

Rent takes more of local pay in Brighton than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income

87% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).