Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0In Brighton, 71% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Brighton’s town government spent $28.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $773 per resident.
What stands out about how Brighton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
One full-time town employee for every 230 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (36,382).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
About $773 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$803 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Brighton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($803 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $661, and the middle half spent $522–$1,003. Brighton spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brighton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brighton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $803 · 2024: $773.
full-time in March 2025, up from 147 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $7,428 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.63% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brighton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Brighton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brighton →
Who’s in charge in Brighton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brighton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofbrighton.org ↗.
Brighton Central School District
Brighton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,960 per pupil, $16,842 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Rush-Henrietta Central School District · $24,956 per pupil
Penfield Central School District · $22,904 per pupil
Wheatland-Chili Central School District · $29,986 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Brighton voted in 2024
Official results for Brighton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat75.1%14,772 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican23.3%4,584 votesOthers: 1.7% (326 votes).
Most votes in Brighton: Kamala D Harris
Monroe County: Harris 58.9%, Trump 40.0% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Brighton’s 27,818 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Brighton: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Monroe County: Gillibrand 59.9%, Sapraicone 39.5% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Joseph D Morelle
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Brighton, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 75.1% | 23.3% | 1.7% | 19,682 |
| Monroe County | 58.9% | 40.0% | 1.1% | 364,781 |
| New York | 55.9% | 43.3% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brighton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofbrighton.org ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Brighton compares with the towns next door
Brighton spent $803 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $400 to $6,863. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brighton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brighton’s government
How much does Brighton spend per resident?
About $773 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $803 was more than 58% of 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brighton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,428 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofbrighton.org.
Who runs Brighton’s government?
See townofbrighton.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brighton yet.
How did Brighton vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 75.1%, Donald J Trump 23.3% (19,682 votes, official results). Monroe County: Harris 58.9%, Trump 40.0%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Brighton?
158 full-time and 140 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $15.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brighton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 56 (Jeremy Cooney) and Assembly District 136 (Sarah Clark). The Assembly district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brighton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →