Rents are right about where New Brighton's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,394 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in New Brighton is 0.1% below its high of $1,396 in August 2026, at $1,394 as of September 2026.
Rent in New Brighton changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 53 Minnesota cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($88,521) is $2,213 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,020); a 4-bedroom is $2,270.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for New Brighton. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
New Brighton, MN is majority owner-occupied, 48.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How New Brighton, MN has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in New Brighton, MN has increased from $1,267 to $1,394, a 10.0% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in New Brighton, MN now reports about $88,521, up from $77,031 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 2.5% since 2021, moving from about 23,293 residents to roughly 22,710. For context, the 2023 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and New Brighton, MN reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in New Brighton is $1,394/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,100/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,520/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,250/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,020/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($88,521/yr), New Brighton ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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