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Brighton, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Brighton, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  20,434  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 20,114 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,415 6.9   1.00 or less 19,066 94.8
1-unit, attached 649 3.2   1.01 to 1.50 449 2.2
2 units 4,072 19.9   1.51 or more 599 3.0
3 or 4 units 2,806 13.7        
5 to 9 units 1,771 8.7             Specified owner-occupied units 1,268 100.0
10 to 19 units 3,268 16.0   VALUE
20 or more units 6,421 31.4   Less than $50,000 35 2.8
Mobile home 32 0.2   $50,000 to $99,999 35 2.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 72 5.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 221 17.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 542 42.7
1999 to March 2000 71 0.3   $300,000 to $499,999 347 27.4
1995 to 1998 191 0.9   $500,000 to $999,999 4 0.3
1990 to 1994 116 0.6   $1,000,000 or more 12 0.9
1980 to 1989 928 4.5   Median (dollars) 245,600 (x)
1970 to 1979 2,551 12.5        
1960 to 1969 2,736 13.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 5,133 25.1        
1939 or earlier 8,708 42.6   With a mortgage 692 54.6
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 15 1.2
1 room 1,414 6.9        $500 to $699 61 4.8
2 rooms 3,099 15.2        $700 to $999 32 2.5
3 rooms 4,394 21.5        $1,000 to $1,499 218 17.2
4 rooms 3,797 18.6        $1,500 to $1,999 268 21.1
5 rooms 3,359 16.4        $2,000 or more 98 7.7
6 rooms 2,254 11.0        Median (dollars) 1,543 (x)
7 rooms 931 4.6   Not mortgaged 576 45.4
8 rooms 541 2.6        Median (dollars) 453 (x)
9 or more rooms 645 3.2        
Median (rooms) 3.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

20,114 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 540 42.6
1999 to March 2000 6,564 32.6   15 to 19 percent 212 16.7
1995 to 1998 6,677 33.2   20 to 24 percent 159 12.5
1990 to 1994 2,460 12.2   25 to 29 percent 100 7.9
1980 to 1989 1,999 9.9   30 to 34 percent 48 3.8
1970 to 1979 882 4.4   35 percent or more 209 16.5
1969 or earlier 1,532 7.6   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 15,387 100.0
None 5,868 29.2   GROSS RENT    
1 8,691 43.2   Less than $200 1,368 8.9
2 4,182 20.8   $200 to $299 742 4.8
3 or more 1,373 6.8   $300 to $499 721 4.7
        $500 to $749 1,811 11.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 3,676 23.9
Utility Gas 9,163 45.6   $1,000 to $1,499 5,058 32.9
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 644 3.2   $1,500 or more 1,815 11.8
Electricity 3,133 15.6   No cash rent 196 1.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 6,823 33.9   Median (dollars) 956 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 20 0.1        
Other fuel 278 1.4   Less than 15 percent 2,428 15.8
No fuel used 53 0.3   15 to 19 percent 2,153 14.0
        20 to 24 percent 1,782 11.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 2,160 14.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 122 0.6   30 to 34 percent 1,233 8.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 120 0.6   35 percent or more 4,788 31.1
No telephone service 99 0.5   Not computed 843 5.5


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.