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Existing Housing Supply Housing Mix The City of New Brighton has a good mix of housing available to its residents including single family detached, townhome, condominium, duplex and apartment housing. The majority of the housing stock in New Brighton is single family detached homes which consist of 53% of the total housing supply. In recent years, the City has seen more townhome, condominium, and senior housing built on infill lots and redevelopment sites to accommodate a demand to offer a greater variety of life-cycle housing. Table 6 - 1 Housing Units by Type (2008) Housing Type Total Units Percent of Total Percent Owner Occupied Single Family Detached 4,961 52.8% 96.2% Townhome/Condominium 1,234 13.1% 84.1% Multi-Family 2,838 30.2% N/A Mobile Home Park 364 3.9% 80.8% Others (mixed use) 5 0.0% NA Total Units 9,402 100.0% Source: 2008 GIS base data from Ramsey County New Brighton is an excellent place to live. In fact, a 2006 survey of New Brighton residents found that 94% of the sample rated the quality of life as either “excellent” or “good”.1 This high level of satisfaction can be attributable to many things including the excellent condition of the housing stock. Even the oldest housing in the community is extremely well maintained, many of them having been recently resided, re- roofed, painted or in many cases expanded. The City periodically performs windshield survey’s to monitor the condition of housing, with the most recent windshield survey being conducted in the spring of 2008. The most recent completed windshield survey was in 2005 and evaluated the city’s housing stock based on six (6) general categories, including: 1) roof, 2) exterior, 3) garage, 4) sidewalk, 5) windows, and 6) foundation. The results of this survey show that 88% of the homes had no failures, approximately 11% had one failure, 1% had 2 failures, and only 0.1% of all homes in the City had 3 failures. A 2008 project will consist of comparing the results of the 2005 windshield survey with current data to determine if there is a need to impose a property maintenance code. Age of Housing Stock Over 65% of the housing stock was built during the 1960s and 1970s. Because so much of the housing stock is over 20 years old, it will be of critical importance to ensure the community has the available resources for residents to maintain their homes. The useful life for many housing components such as roofs, windows, siding, and mechanical systems is often 20 to 30 years. Figure 6-2 illustrates the breakdown of housing by age. 1 Executive Summary of a telephone survey of 400 randomly sampled residents of New Brighton. 2006 Decision Resources LTD. 6-3