Photo: P199 · Public domainOwners in Brighton value their homes 28% below the median of Ontario’s towns
Owners put the median home at $500,000 at the 2021 census; for Ontario’s towns the median is $695,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. There is no public record of sale prices in Ontario, which leaves the census value as the guide for Brighton.
Two ways to price a home in Brighton
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Ontario’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $559K
- Owners
- 4,240
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Brighton’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 90%
Detached houses account for 90% of the 5,265 properties on Brighton’s 2024 roll.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
88% of Brighton’s homes are detached houses, where Ontario’s towns have 60%
Brighton had 5,015 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Brighton | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Permits in Brighton ran at 18.1 homes a year per 1,000, near the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Brighton issued permits for 542 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 90 a year. Most were houses: 57% went into single-unit buildings, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 121 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Brighton against Ontario’s towns: 28% under the $695,000 median
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Brighton: Quinte West
The places around Brighton at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | $500K | $559K | 86% | |
| Colborne | $500K | $588K | 85% | 11.6 |
| Quinte West | $440K | $479K | 75% | 16.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Brighton
How many households in Brighton are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Brighton’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Brighton expensive for Ontario?
Below the norm for Ontario’s towns, whose median home is worth $695,000; Brighton’s is worth less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).