Brighton, NY Real Estate — Homes For Sale in Brighton, NY

Brighton has lacked a central village since the city of Rochester annexed the area around East Avenue and Winton Road, formerly the village of Brighton, in 1905. The central entertainment and commercial hub is the Twelve Corners, so named because three intersecting roads, Winton Road, Monroe Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, define 12 distinct corners. Residents tend to gravitate to nearby Pittsford Plaza for shopping, as well as Eastview Mall and Commons, in bordering Pittsford and nearby Victor. Also, both the High School (Brighton High School) and the Middle School (Twelve Corners Middle School) are located at Twelve Corners. Brighton is bordered by the city of Rochester and the town of Irondequoit northwest, the town of Henrietta to the south, the Genesee River and Chili the west, and the towns of Pittsford and Penfield to the east. Brighton is located some 60 miles (97 km) from Buffalo, and 90 miles (140 km) from Syracuse. The Erie Canal courses through Brighton, accompanied by the acclaimed Erie Canal Heritage Trail, one of the longest continuous stretches of maintained off-road trail in the United States, though in essence it is basically an asphalt road without motorized vehicles for its stretch in and around Brighton. The Pinnacle Hill Range, a range of glacially-formed hills of unique habitat including old-growth oak woodland, is largely leveled or otherwise destroyed, but does have degraded remnants on Pinnacle Hill and the east side of Cobbs Hill. The latter is dedicated as Washington Grove and very popularly used; the former is the highest (though eroded) peak in Rochester and mainly used for unregulated mountain biking with an extensive and wide network of trails on its steep, sandy slopes. The largest wetland in Brighton is a former clay-mining operation filled with lesser cattails along the Brickyard Trail, recently made a park in 2017. A fairly large area of west Brighton is undeveloped and wooded, including Lynch Woods Nature Park, from which one can access the Lehigh Valley Trail, which extends to Victor in the east and Rush to the west, and connects to the Genesee Valley Greenway, Auburn Trail, and Erie Canal trails. Most of Brighton however is completely developed, consisting of asphalt and lawn geography. less

Brighton is great because it's so close to the city of Rochester. Cobbs Hill is in the city but just across the street from many homes in Brighton. Cobbs Hill has a great reservoir to walk around and see gorgeous views of the city. It has a steep hill that is fun for sledding and in the summer great to relax on. My good friend runs FIT1, an outdoor exercise class that really challenged me and helped me to grow into the person I am today. Brighton also has Ellison Park and that is what comes to mind when I think of top 5 reasons I want to live and have a family in Rochester. Flying Kites, Walking the dog, Running up the sandhill that is no more, Frisbee Golf on a championship caliber course, sledding and once almost dying, picnics, bike rides... There are so many great memories of Ellison Park. less