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Brighton
A Lake Ontario town beside Presqu'ile Provincial Park, right off Highway 401.
Planning a move to Brighton.
Free Ontario tools for anyone thinking about a move to Brighton.
Mortgage calculator
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Try the tool →Why people choose Brighton.
Why people move here
About 150 km east of Toronto on Lake Ontario, and traversed by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2.
Who lives here
About 12,100 people live in Brighton, and the 2021 census put the median age at 56.0.
Nature on your doorstep
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, just south of the town centre, is one of Brighton's most popular attractions and is known for bird-watching.
Brighton keeps growing.
How many people call Brighton home, and how fast that number is rising.
Census check: Brighton counted 11,844 people in the 2016 census and 12,108 in 2021. The median age in 2021 was 56.0, up from 52.8 in 2016.
Census counts: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, as published in Wikipedia: Brighton, Ontario. Canada's 2026 census results are not out until 2027.
How Brighton became Brighton.
From the first settlers to today, the moments that shaped the town.
Village to town
Brighton was incorporated as a village on January 1, 1859, and became a town on December 1, 1980.
Today's municipality
The Municipality of Brighton was formed on January 1, 2001.
Parts of Cramahe and Murray townships are combined to form Brighton Township.
Brighton is incorporated as a village.
The Murray Canal opens.
Brighton becomes a town.
The Municipality of Brighton is formed.
History summarized from Wikipedia: Brighton, Ontario and The Canadian Encyclopedia: Brighton. Wikipedia text is available under CC BY-SA.
Thinking about Brighton?
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Prices and market figures are CLAR averages for January to October 2026 and change monthly. Town details are general. Estimates only. Your lender, lawyer and tax adviser have the final word. Right At Home Realty, Brokerage.