MISI Score
33.5
Watch
Project NC / Greene County
Hookerton
BOTH · Greene CountyDistressedPWSID NC0440020
Score Confidence
0.9%
Peer Percentile
87.2th
As of
Jun 2, 2026
EXPLANATION
Score Drivers
- MISI score is 33.464 (Watch).
- Infrastructure Capital Gap adds 11.238 points. Capex pressure contributes +12: drinking-water capital need is 1635930.095574 with per-capita burden 3999.83. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 12 to 11.238.
- Compliance Escalation adds 5.929 points. Operational compliance contributes +6: 9 violations or enforcement actions have been recorded within the last three years. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 6.000000 to 5.929.
- Current Drought Severity adds 3.957 points. Current drought severity contributes +4: USDM severity index is 0.5000 as of 2026-05-26. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 4 to 3.957.
- Climate Hazard Exposure adds 3.599 points. Operational climate hazard exposure contributes +4: FEMA NRI composite score is 62.6300. variance weighting adjusted headline contribution from 4 to 3.599.
- Missing or unresolved factors: PFAS Contamination Risk, Parent-Government Fiscal Stress, Project Status Staleness.
MARKET INTERPRETATION
What the data suggests
Hookerton is a smaller community water system, serving approximately 409 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 running high in the model, with Capex Pressure adding further pressure. In other words, Operational Stress is doing most of the heavy lifting in the headline score.
7 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 87th 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 Stress17.1 / 20.0
Capex Pressure11.2 / 20.0
Revenue Fragility2.7 / 20.0
Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0
Governance Risk2.4 / 20.0
SL 2020-79
SWIA Assessment History
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
ACTIVE SIGNALS
7 Signals
Population Served Decline
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Score impact: 2.7 · Family: Revenue Fragility
Infrastructure Capital Gap
Large structural capital need relative to local support capacity often precedes major rate or funding pressure.
Score impact: 11.2 · Family: Capex Pressure
Compliance Escalation
Repeated or serious compliance failures often indicate rising operational and infrastructure stress.
Score impact: 5.9 · 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
Rapid Score Deterioration
Abrupt deterioration can indicate multiple compounding issues crossing thresholds together.
Score impact: 2.4 · Family: Governance Risk
Climate Hazard Exposure
Elevated drought and flood exposure raises outage, source-water, and infrastructure reliability stress.
Score impact: 3.6 · Family: Operational Stress
Current Drought Severity
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Score impact: 4.0 · Family: Operational Stress
HISTORY
Score Trend
Latest
33.5
Trend
+33.5
Observations
48
NC TREASURER FBA
Financial Benchmarks
Population405
General Fund Expenditure$518K
Fund Balance Available$189K
Fund Balance %36.4%
Cash & Investments$954K
Assessed Valuation$18.2M
Tax Rate0.5
Effective Tax Rate0.4
Tax Collection %95.1%
Amount Uncollected$4K
Days Cash on Hand
524
Days Cash As Of
Jun 30, 2024
Population Served
409