Brighton Town is a town in Franklin County, New York, home to about 1,351 people across 78 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12939, 12970 and 12976, and parts of 12945 are in Brighton Town too.
Homes sold for a median of $414 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Brighton Town
Mostly Brighton Town; also Santa Clara
All in Brighton Town
Mostly Harrietstown; part is in Brighton Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brighton Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)132 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA218 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY262 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brighton Town; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brighton Town had 1,174 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 799th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Franklin County grew from 42,853 residents in 1900 to 47,555 in 2020.
Franklin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 36.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saranac Rgnl Ap, NY weather station (4 miles away).
10,317 jobs at 922 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brighton Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Harrietstown and Santa Clara.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.