Brighton Mo - Anyone no anything about ot live there? (Springfield: for sale, houses)

[JDGreen]

I found what looks like a nice rural community "Brighton Mo", all the lots appear to be 2-1/2 acres plus and some nice homes.

Anyone live there, or know any information about the area? I'm not even sure if it's an actual town, or just a rural community. THANKS!!

[aragx6]

I don't know anything specifically about Brighton, though I have heard of it. Brighton is, I believe, unincorporated and is about a half hour north of Springfield. Most of those little towns are very rural but a lot of the residents work in Springfield. If you want something rural but with amenities fairly nearby then it's probably a good match. I think there's a gas station, but I suspect that's about it.

[JDGreen]

Thanks aragx6,

That's about the closest I've come to learning anything about Brighton so far, except there are a lot of homes for sale at realtor.com, seems like many are moving out.

A gas station is better than nothing, maybe they also sell beer, bread and milk also.

[afk211]

Brighton is just a few minutes south of Bolivar on Highway 13. I don't think there is an actual town - just a church and gas station along the highway. It would be about 5 minutes to get to Bolivar (one grocery store and a Walmart Supercenter - woohoo) and about 25 minutes to Springfield. There are also liquor stores on the outskirts of Bolivar only 2-3 minutes down the highway from Brighton, so beer would be close by.

[JDGreen]

I could handle all of that, thanks. I'm assuming it's about 20 min. to Stockton lake. Is that correct?

[krr37955]

You don't want to live there. There is nothing here. You have to drive to Bolivar 10 mi north or Springfield 20 mi south to get to a Walmart etc for groceries. There is a gas station on the other side of the Hwy, but the prices are ridiculous!

PS all the houses and I mean ALLL the houses are for sale b/c they suck.

PPS- I think our neighbors deal drugs... I'm just putting that out there...

[JDGreen]

Too late, already moved there, but I knd of like it so far, everyone seems to mind their own business and it's quiet, doesn't bother me to drive all the way to Springfield for something if i need it.

[ShadowCaver]

JDGreen - given that ya live there now, would be interesting if you would not mind, to post an update every so often on how ya find the town/area thereabouts to be over time? Best to ya...