Brighton

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Brighton

Total population

311

Median home value

$887,900

37.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$148,139

Brighton$148k

National$74k

Elevation8707 m

Weather52°F · Sunny

Coordinates40.61°, -111.60°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Brighton is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Brighton, UT from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Utah

• Sundance
  15.1 mi away
• Kamas
  17.5 mi away
• Marion
  17.8 mi away · pop. 830
• Wallsburg
  18.2 mi away
• Woodland
  19.4 mi away
• Lindon
  19.5 mi away · pop. 11,765
• Independence
  21.3 mi away
• Hoytsville
  21.6 mi away
• Coalville
  22.6 mi away
• Woods Cross
  24.5 mi away
• Centerville
  26.3 mi away · pop. 16,679
• Henefer
  28.5 mi away

Browse all places in Utah →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Brighton

Hormones and Atherosclerosis

Gregory Pincus · 1959

Hormones and atherosclerosis

Gregory Pincus · 1959

Utah report

Workshop on Older Volunteers Brighton, Utah 1963 and University of Utah 1964. · 1964

The 1955 University of Utah Research Conference on the identification of creative scientific talent

Research Conference on the Indentification of Creative Scientific Talent (1955 Brighton, Utah) · 1956

The expansion of correctional field placements and internships

Mountain States Institute on Expansion of Correctional Field Placements and Internships (1964 Brighton, Utah) · 1965

Widening horizons in creativity

Calvin Walker Taylor · 1964

Aircraft accident report

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1975

A hiking guide to the geology of the Wasatch mountains

Parry, William T. · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 23 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 65 mi
• Wildfire Tom Creek, Tooele, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 72 mi
• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 86 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 124 mi
• Wildfire Widemouth 2, Millard, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 138 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Wandering Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans vagrans

Seen 2026-09-17

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Seen 2026-09-17

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2026-09-16

mountain gooseberry

Ribes montigenum

Seen 2026-09-16

Western Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium

Seen 2026-09-16

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-16

Moose

Alces alces

Seen 2026-09-16

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).