MISI Score
28.3
Watch
Project NC / Anson County
Ansonville
BOTH · Anson CountyPWSID NC0304012
Score Confidence
0.8%
Peer Percentile
92.2th
As of
Sep 10, 2026
EXPLANATION
Score Drivers
- MISI score is 28.331 (Watch).
- Compliance Escalation adds 11.858 points. Operational compliance contributes +12: 27 violations or enforcement actions have been recorded within the last three years. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 12.000000 to 11.858.
- Population Served Decline adds 9.106 points. Population trend contributes +10: five-year population change is -10.493133%. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 10 to 9.106.
- Monitoring / Reporting Failures adds 3.590 points. Monitoring/reporting contributes +4: 42 monitoring-related violations are on record. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 4.000000 to 3.590.
- Current Drought Severity adds 1.978 points. Current drought severity contributes +2: USDM severity index is 0.2500 as of 2026-09-01. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 2 to 1.978.
- Missing or unresolved factors: Infrastructure Capital Gap, PFAS Contamination Risk, Parent-Government Fiscal Stress.
MARKET INTERPRETATION
What the data suggests
Ansonville is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 1,262 residents. At the latest reading, Munimetric flags the system as showing early but meaningful signs of structural stress.
The score is being driven mainly by Operational Stress, which is at the top of its range in the model, with Revenue Fragility adding further pressure. In other words, Operational Stress is doing most of the heavy lifting in the headline score.
5 active stress signals are attached to this system, including 2 at high severity. That signal mix points to a system where several warning indicators are firing at once, not just one extreme outlier.
Within its peer cohort, this system ranks around the 92nd percentile on measured stress, placing it among the more stressed systems in its peer group.
Recent score history has been relatively steady, consistent with the system's overall profile.
This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.
SCORE STACK
Family Contributions
Operational Stress19.2 / 20.0
Capex Pressure0.0 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility9.1 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0
Governance Risk0.0 / 20.0
SL 2020-79
SWIA Assessment History
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
5 Signals
Climate Hazard Exposure
Elevated drought and flood exposure raises outage, source-water, and infrastructure reliability stress.
Score impact: 1.8 · Family: Operational Stress
Monitoring / Reporting Failures
Recurring monitoring or reporting failures often signal weak administrative capacity or deteriorating operational discipline.
Score impact: 3.6 · Family: Operational Stress
Population Served Decline
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Score impact: 9.1 · Family: Revenue Fragility
Compliance Escalation
Repeated or serious compliance failures often indicate rising operational and infrastructure stress.
Score impact: 11.9 · Family: Operational Stress
Current Drought Severity
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 2.0 · Family: Operational Stress
HISTORY
Score Trend
Latest
28.3
Trend
+28.3
Observations
111
NC TREASURER FBA
Financial Benchmarks
Population438
General Fund Expenditure$458K
Fund Balance Available$362K
Fund Balance %79.0%
Cash & Investments$642K
Assessed Valuation$28.3M
Tax Rate0.5
Effective Tax Rate0.4
Tax Collection %80.7%
Amount Uncollected$24K
Days Cash on Hand
199
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
1,262