In a previous Post, I reported a USAToday article from the US Census Bureau that put Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse in the top 10 cities losing population from 2000 to 2007.

The Rochester Business Journal, July 11, 2008, covered the Census Bureau data in more detail.  The data shows that the Monroe County TOWNS losing population around Rochester include BRIGHTON (-3.5%), Irondequoit (-4.5%), Gates, Greece and Perinton.

The towns gaining population include Webster (+8.9%), Pittsford (+3.9%), and Penfield (+2.5%).

While Brighton does not have the vacant land for building, and therefore the ability to add significant population, it should not be shrinking.

For over 25 years, I have heard (the myth?) that Brighton is one of the most desireable suburbs because of the school district.  Now, we are LOSING population.  What does this imply?  Is the Brighton School District no longer perceived as being significantly better than Webster, Pittsford or Penfield?