Brighton Colorado is located in Adams county, Colorado and is the county seat. Brighton was named for Brighton Beach, NY. Brighton is located 20 miles northeast of downtown Denver, CO. Brighton Colorado was incorporated on July 26th, 1887. Brighton also borders Weld County.

Today, Brighton Colorado boast over 27,000 residents and is still growing and has plenty of space to do so! Brighton is close to other cities including Denver CO, Westminster CO, Lochbuie CO, Commerce City CO and Thornton CO.

The City of Brighton Colorado has numerous activities for young and old and boast a state of the art recreation center. There are not a lot of 'big box' stores in Brighton, but there are plenty of smaller stores that are locally owned and operated. A lot of open space to the east and north.

Within a short drive of Brighton Colorado is Denver, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn and Broomfield. All boasting numerous facilities, restaurants, entertainment and more regularly enjoyed by Brighton residents.Brighton students are primarily served by the Brighton School District.

Brighton CO real estate is all-encompassing. Brighton Colorado real estate offers single family homes, multi-family units, townhomes, some condos and all price ranges. There is a lot of new home construction in Brighton by major developers, and plenty of land to be purchased. Many properties to the east of Brighton are horse properties, have acerage and wells. Brighton saw rapid price appreciation in the late 90's and early 2000's, but has been somewhat slow with some minor depreciation in areas for 2004-2006. The future does look bright as the city has carefully managed growth to sustain value during slow times and prevent ballooing during good times.