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New Brighton, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
New Brighton is a Census city of 22,710 people across 6.49 square miles of land, in Ramsey County. Median household income is $88,521, 61.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Brighton
What New Brighton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.49 sq mi
- Water area0.59 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,497
- County holding the largest share of its areaRamsey County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brighton
How many people live in New Brighton
- Population22,710
- Median age37.0
- Population under 185,639
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over4,031
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households9,169
- Family households5,495
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brighton
Income and work in New Brighton
- Median household income$88,521
- Per capita income$46,184
- Civilian labor force12,283
- Employed11,982
- Unemployed301 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over15,743
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brighton
Housing in New Brighton
- Housing units9,448
- Occupied units9,169
- Vacant units279 plus or minus 159
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied5,610
- Renter occupied3,559
- Ownership rate61.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$364,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,397
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units5,435
- Share single family57.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,611
- Share in buildings of two or more38.2 percent
- Mobile homes402 plus or minus 156
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brighton
How New Brighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,447
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,788
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,019 plus or minus 421
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.4 percent
- Drove alone66.0 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home19.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brighton
SBA loans in New Brighton (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$6,414,600
- Average approval$320,730
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$695,200
- Largest approval$909,500
- Jobs supported223
- Jobs per approval11.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.0 percent
- Share to franchises15.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brighton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Brighton
SBA loans in New Brighton (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$12,023,000
- Average approval$801,533
- Median approval$703,000
- Largest approval$1,633,000
- Jobs supported246
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brighton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Brighton
Flood risk in New Brighton
- NFIP communityCity of New Brighton
- NFIP community number270380
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/04/10
The City of New Brighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270380 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ramsey County, not New Brighton
Ramsey County context, not New Brighton figures
- Establishments in Ramsey County13,677
- Covered employment, Ramsey County325,226
- Average annual pay, Ramsey County$77,908
- Housing units permitted, Ramsey County1,084
Every figure in this section is published for Ramsey County as a whole and is not a measurement of New Brighton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
New Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Brighton, Minnesota?
22,710, in 9,169 households. New Brighton city covers 6.49 square miles of land, which is 3,497 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Brighton in?
Ramsey County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in New Brighton?
$88,521. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,700. Median gross rent is $1,397 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Brighton businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $6.4 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $12.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brighton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Brighton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Brighton. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is New Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. New Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Brighton, city of, community 270380, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page New Brighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ramsey County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of New Brighton.
Is zoning published for New Brighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.