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Home values, rents and more in Brighton, MI

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$442,000
Metro: $264,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.4%
Metro: +1.8% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,179/mo
Metro: $1,514 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
7,688
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$80,682
Metro: $76,664 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Brighton, MI, shaded by typical home valueBrighton48116
  • Under $400k
  • $400k–$410k
  • $410k–$440k
  • $440k+
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ZIP codes around Brighton, MI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Brighton is outlined.

How Brighton compares

The typical home in Brighton, MI is worth about $442,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Brighton are 1.7 times the typical value in the Detroit metro area ($264,000) and 21% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Brighton rose 2.4%, compared with +1.8% in the Detroit metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,179 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 44% above the Detroit metro area ($1,514) and 13% above the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $80,682, against $76,664 in the Detroit metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 7,688 people live in Brighton (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Brighton has the 25th-highest typical home value of the 133 cities in the Detroit metro area and the 51st-highest of 686 in Michigan with Zillow figures.

Part of: Livingston County, MI · Detroit metro area · Michigan

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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