Boston research neighborhood · MA
Brighton
Boston · City model · January 1, 2025
Available evidence
- Population
- Race & ethnicity
- Age
- Own / rent households
Not connected: home value, rent, household income.
Age and housing, at a glance
Two different views of the area: residents by age, and occupied homes by tenure.
Age distribution
55,869 people
Share of all residents, including people in group quarters. Hidden groups keep the same population denominator.
Under 187.3%
Margin of error unavailable
18–6480.7%
Margin of error unavailable
65 and older12.0%
Margin of error unavailable
Renting & ownership
24,644 occupied housing units
Share of occupied housing units. This does not describe people, vacant homes or current listings. Hidden groups keep the same housing denominator.
Owner-occupied19.1%
Margin of error unavailable
Renter-occupied80.9%
Margin of error unavailable
Sources and calculation method
The City of Boston Planning Department Research Division models population as of January 1, 2025 and applies demographic composition from ACS 2019–2023. These are the City’s alternative estimates, not official ACS 2020–2024 estimates. BrytaLocals uses the polygons and values together from the same published layer, without transferring them to differently defined Boston planning neighborhoods. Fractional modeled counts are preserved, including small differences between the publisher’s category sums and population totals (at most 0.564 of a person in this release); the categories are not rescaled to force a match; displayed counts are rounded for readability. Age bands combine published male/female cells before dividing by total modeled population. Housing tenure divides published owner/renter modeled occupied-unit counts by their corresponding housing total. The source does not provide uncertainty intervals, which remain unavailable.
Community composition
People who live here
Share of the total population. These groups are mutually exclusive; Hispanic or Latino includes people of any race. City model · January 2025; ACS 2019–2023 composition. City of Boston Planning Department Research Division.
White, non-Hispanic61.4%
Black, non-Hispanic4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.1%
Asian, non-Hispanic17.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.1%
Other race, non-Hispanic1.4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic4.1%
Hispanic / Latino, any race10.6%
Each bar uses a 0–100% scale. Margins of error are not supplied by the source table.
How to read this evidence
The City of Boston Planning Department Research Division models population as of January 1, 2025 and applies demographic composition from ACS 2019–2023. These are the City’s alternative estimates, not official ACS 2020–2024 estimates. BrytaLocals uses the polygons and values together from the same published layer, without transferring them to differently defined Boston planning neighborhoods. Fractional modeled counts are preserved, including small differences between the publisher’s category sums and population totals (at most 0.564 of a person in this release); the categories are not rescaled to force a match; displayed counts are rounded for readability. Age bands combine published male/female cells before dividing by total modeled population. Housing tenure divides published owner/renter modeled occupied-unit counts by their corresponding housing total. The source does not provide uncertainty intervals, which remain unavailable.
Area boundaries do not establish school attendance, a property’s local jurisdiction or a household’s experience. Check the specific address with the responsible agency.
Public libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Brighton's representative point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
BRIGHTON BRANCH LIBRARY
40 ACADEMY HILL ROAD
BRIGHTON, MA 02135
FANEUIL BRANCH LIBRARY
419 FANEUIL STREET
BRIGHTON, MA 02135
HONAN-ALLSTON BRANCH
300 NORTH HARVARD ST.
ALLSTON, MA 02134
COOLIDGE CORNER BRANCH LIBRARY
31 PLEASANT STREET
BROOKLINE, MA 02446
BROOKLINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
361 WASHINGTON ST.
BROOKLINE, MA 02445
DANIEL P. COLLINS BRANCH LIBRARY
64 ABERDEEN AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
WATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
123 MAIN ST.
WATERTOWN, MA 02472
ALMA BOUDREAU BRANCH
245 CONCORD AVENUE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
CENTRAL SQUARE BRANCH LIBRARY
45 PEARL STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
449 BROADWAY
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
NEWTON FREE LIBRARY
330 HOMER STREET
NEWTON, MA 02459
CONNOLLY BRANCH LIBRARY
433 CENTRE STREET
JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.
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