MISI Score
26.0
Watch
Project NC / Halifax County
BOTH · Halifax CountyDistressedPWSID NC0442035
MISI Score
26.0
Watch
Score Confidence
0.8%
Peer Percentile
55.8th
As of
Apr 23, 2026
EXPLANATION
MARKET INTERPRETATION
Hobgood is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 665 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 Revenue Fragility, with Operational Stress adding further pressure. The pressure is distributed rather than concentrated in a single dimension.
5 active stress signals are attached to this system, including 3 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 56th percentile on measured stress, placing it near the middle of the peer group on measured stress.
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
SL 2020-79
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Score impact: 6.0 · Family: Revenue Fragility
Elevated drought and flood exposure raises outage, source-water, and infrastructure reliability stress.
Score impact: 4.0 · Family: Operational Stress
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 4.0 · Family: Operational Stress
Lead and copper exceedances and replacement obligations can drive near-term treatment and capital pressure.
Score impact: 8.0 · Family: Capex Pressure
High-AGI outmigration erodes the rate base and compresses affordability headroom.
Score impact: 4.0 · Family: Revenue Fragility
HISTORY
Latest
26.0
Trend
+26.0
Observations
20
NC TREASURER FBA
Days Cash on Hand
244
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
665