Home Insurance in New Brighton, Minnesota
With a median home value of $364,700, New Brighton is 12% higher than the Ramsey County median.
The typical home in New Brighton was built around 1973. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild. About 15% of homes were built before 1960, about 29 points below Ramsey County's 44%.
In New Brighton, the housing stock is 58% single-family homes, 36% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
62% of owner-occupied homes in New Brighton carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
About 61% of occupied homes in New Brighton are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 3%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in New Brighton - 69% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near New Brighton? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hail (Relatively High) in Ramsey County and Ramsey County had 447 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Ramsey County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Minnesota carries a statewide average premium of $1,988 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $364,700 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Owner-occupied share | 61% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 62% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Ramsey County | 447 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,988 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)