The median home in Brighton, Colorado is valued at $491,156, down 3.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,087, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.6x — near the national average of 18x. Brighton is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$491,156

-3.3%

Rent$2,087/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$98,231 on $491,156

Out of reach — 46.3% of income

Need $123,943/yr to afford.

PITI$2,892

P/I46.3%

Afford$297K

Gap-$194K

P&I $2,484Tax $209Ins $200

Renting $805/mo cheaper ($2,087 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CO ins. 28% per HUD.

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Aspen$3413K Cherry Hills Village$3114K Snowmass Village$2443K Telluride$2225K Bow Mar$2219K Mountain Village$2033K Vail$1721K Edwards$1700K

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