Town Hall · New Brighton

New Brighton, MN town hall & government

New Brighton spent $49.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,190 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach New Brighton's government.

Meetings

Coming up at New Brighton's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 5:00 pm
    City Council Work Session803 Old Hwy 8 NW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 7:30 am
    Economic Development CommissionNew Brighton City Hall, 803 Old Hwy 8 NW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 6:30 pm
    Parks, Recreation, and Environmental CommissionNew Brighton City Hall, 803 Old Hwy 8 NW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 6:30 pm
    Public Safety CommissionNew Brighton City Hall, 803 Old Hwy 8 NW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:00 pm
    City Council Work Session803 Old Hwy 8 NW Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting803 Old Highway 8 NW, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from New Brighton's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where New Brighton's money goes

Spent
$49.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,190
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$33.5 million
$1,493 per resident
Parks & libraries
$10.8 million22%
Police
$6.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million10%
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million9%
Housing & development
$4.2 million9%
Water & other utilities
$4.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million4%
Fire
$1.2 million2%
Other
$9.3 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for New Brighton

Full-time staff
109
125 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
and 1 full-time firefighter
Parks & libraries
23 full-time72 part
Police
36 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time8 part
Fire
1 full-time42 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mounds View Public School District

New Brighton's K–12 school district, shared with Mounds View, Arden Hills, Shoreview and North Oaks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,097
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
11,632
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$208.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,097 per pupil, $9,678 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving New Brighton: St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools ($14,295 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in New Brighton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,235
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$364,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact New Brighton's government

🏛️ Official websitenewbrightonmn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in New Brighton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Brighton

New Brighton is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Betty McCollum. Tim Walz is governor.

All of New Brighton's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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