Brighton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, New York, United States.

The town has a community, also named Brighton, a suburb of Rochester.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 35,584 people, 15,852 households, and 8,686 families residing in the CDP.

There were 16,703 housing units at an average density of 1,081.3 per square mile (417.5/km2).

36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.