Best PlacesRoselawn, Brighton, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roselawn, Brighton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Roselawn, Brighton ranks 141st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Roselawn, Brighton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Roselawn, Brighton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roselawn, Brighton ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.1 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Roselawn, Brighton ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Roselawn, Brighton
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roselawn, Brighton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $148,691, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Roselawn, Brighton's effective rate of 2.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Roselawn, Brighton
Roselawn, Brighton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Roselawn, Brighton.
Who works in Roselawn, Brighton, and how
Work in Roselawn, Brighton centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Roselawn, Brighton
Roselawn, Brighton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Roselawn, Brighton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Roselawn, Brighton, month by month
Roselawn, Brighton sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Roselawn, Brighton
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 228 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roselawn, Brighton
Schools across Roselawn, Brighton average an A, better than 98% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Twelve Corners Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roselawn, Brighton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roselawn, Brighton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Roselawn, Brighton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Roselawn, Brighton
Is Roselawn, Brighton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roselawn, Brighton ranks 141st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, health care access, and good schools, and lowest on property taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roselawn, Brighton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,688. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $148,691 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Roselawn, Brighton safe?
Yes, Roselawn, Brighton is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Roselawn, Brighton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roselawn, Brighton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roselawn, Brighton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Roselawn, Brighton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roselawn, Brighton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roselawn, Brighton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roselawn, Brighton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roselawn, Brighton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roselawn, Brighton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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