What is the Munimetric score for Vermont?

Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Vermont. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.

Which water systems in Vermont face the most infrastructure stress?

The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Vermont by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.

How does Vermont compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?

Vermont is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.

Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Vermont water systems?

Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.

Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Vermont water systems?

Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.

What compliance signals are active in Vermont?

Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Vermont water systems.

Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Vermont?

Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

How many covered systems in Vermont have recent recorded drinking-water violations?

Stored public records show 17 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 80 recorded violations across 31 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.

How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Vermont?

Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 31 covered systems; 2 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.

How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Vermont?

Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 31 covered systems; 26 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.

What source-water types are represented across covered Vermont systems?

Stored identity records group covered Vermont systems by source-water type: Surface water: 21, Groundwater: 10.

Where can I find official drinking-water records for Vermont?

The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Vermont.

Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?

No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

States / Vermont

Vermont

Name: Vermont Drinking Water Infrastructure Stress Data
Creator: Munimetric
License: https://munimetric.com/terms

Explore Vermont drinking-water system scores, stress signals, infrastructure risk, and statewide market context across 31 scored service markets serving approximately 286,808 people. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Vermont has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 17.9/100 in the Stable band as of 2026-08-18. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 31 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

31Markets scored

17.9Headline composite

~287KPop. served

114Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress14.3 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress3.6 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.0 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

17.9 headline compositeVermont state composite31 markets~287K people served

Essex Town Water System34.3watch Essex Jct Water Dept34.3watch Winhall Stratton F D 128.9watch Shelburne Water Dept28.8watch Williston Water Dept26.9watch Milton Water Dept25.1watch South Burlington City Water System25.1watch Winooski Water Dept25.1watch Colchester Fire District 324.7watch Colchester Fire District 222.5watch Waterbury Village Water21.1watch Northfield Water Dept19.6stable Lyndonville Water System19.6stable St Johnsbury Water System19.5stable Montpelier Water System19.3stable Bromley Water Company18.9stable St Albans Water Dept17.6stable Manchester Water Dept15.5stable Rutland City Water Dept15.5stable Tri Town Water District15.2stable Burlington Dept Public Works Water Div15.2stable Springfield Water Dept13.2stable Hartford Water Dept13.1stable Bennington Water Dept11.5stable Bellows Falls Water Dept11.5stable Newport City Water System10.0stable Vergennes Panton Water District7.9stable Middlebury Water Dept7.2stable Brandon Fire District 13.6stable Barre City Water System3.6stable Brattleboro Water Dept1.8stable Essex Town Water System34.3watch Essex Jct Water Dept34.3watch Winhall Stratton F D 128.9watch Shelburne Water Dept28.8watch Williston Water Dept26.9watch Milton Water Dept25.1watch South Burlington City Water System25.1watch Winooski Water Dept25.1watch Colchester Fire District 324.7watch Colchester Fire District 222.5watch Waterbury Village Water21.1watch Northfield Water Dept19.6stable Lyndonville Water System19.6stable St Johnsbury Water System19.5stable Montpelier Water System19.3stable Bromley Water Company18.9stable St Albans Water Dept17.6stable Manchester Water Dept15.5stable Rutland City Water Dept15.5stable Tri Town Water District15.2stable Burlington Dept Public Works Water Div15.2stable Springfield Water Dept13.2stable Hartford Water Dept13.1stable Bennington Water Dept11.5stable Bellows Falls Water Dept11.5stable Newport City Water System10.0stable Vergennes Panton Water District7.9stable Middlebury Water Dept7.2stable Brandon Fire District 13.6stable Barre City Water System3.6stable Brattleboro Water Dept1.8stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Vermont headline composite

Plain-language summary

Vermont currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 17.9 versus a national average of 24.4. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

31 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
Use saved monitoring after research access is enabled to follow high-stress systems over time.

Priority Vermont paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations

17 of 31Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix31 systems

Surface water21
Groundwater10
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Jun 30, 2026

Coverage

Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 31 of 31 included scored systems.
PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 31 of 31 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
Lead and copper summary records are stored for 31 of 31 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.

Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context

How many covered systems in Vermont have recent recorded drinking-water violations?: Stored public records show 17 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 80 recorded violations across 31 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Vermont?: Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 31 covered systems; 2 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Vermont?: Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 31 covered systems; 26 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Vermont systems?: Stored identity records group covered Vermont systems by source-water type: Surface water: 21, Groundwater: 10.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Vermont?: The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Vermont.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?: No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

Official records

Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.

Methodology/source notes

Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.

Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years

System	Population	Source water	Recent violations	Recent enforcement	Public-record flags
Winhall Stratton F D 1VT0005305	6,200	Groundwater	29	14	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Montpelier Water SystemVT0005272	8,912	Surface water	6	10	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
South Burlington City Water SystemVT0005091	19,500	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Essex Town Water SystemVT0005065	9,734	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Essex Jct Water DeptVT0005066	9,500	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Winooski Water DeptVT0005102	8,500	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Milton Water DeptVT0005079	8,260	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Williston Water DeptVT0005098	7,259	Surface water	4	2	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

31 of the community drinking-water systems in Vermont are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 287K people.

What the Data Suggests

Vermont has 31 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 286,808 residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 17.9 out of 100, indicating limited signs of structural stress in aggregate. No markets currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress (8.2 points average) and Capex Pressure (6.1) are the leading contributors to headline stress. The relatively close spacing suggests pressure is spread across more than one dimension.

114 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Lead & Copper Rule Risk, affecting 26 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

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.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 17.9 as of Aug 18, 2026. Movement since Aug 17, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 92 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress8.2 / 20.0

Capex Pressure6.1 / 20.0

Governance Risk2.3 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility1.3 / 20.0

Rate Constraint0.0 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Lead & Copper Rule Risk	high	26	84%
Compliance Escalation	high	24	77%
Climate Hazard Exposure	medium	24	77%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stress	high	13	42%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	13	42%
High-AGI Out-Migration	high	10	32%
Current Drought Severity	medium	2	6%
PFAS Contamination Risk	low	2	6%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Essex Town Water System	34.3	Watch	10K	6
2	Essex Jct Water Dept	34.3	Watch	10K	6
3	Winhall Stratton F D 1	28.9	Watch	6K	5
4	Shelburne Water Dept	28.8	Watch	6K	6
5	Williston Water Dept	26.9	Watch	7K	6
6	Milton Water Dept	25.1	Watch	8K	5
7	South Burlington City Water System	25.1	Watch	20K	5
8	Winooski Water Dept	25.1	Watch	9K	5
9	Colchester Fire District 3	24.7	Watch	8K	4
10	Colchester Fire District 2	22.5	Watch	8K	5
11	Waterbury Village Water	21.1	Watch	6K	5
12	Northfield Water Dept	19.6	Stable	5K	3
13	Lyndonville Water System	19.6	Stable	4K	4
14	St Johnsbury Water System	19.5	Stable	5K	4
15	Montpelier Water System	19.3	Stable	9K	4
16	Bromley Water Company	18.9	Stable	4K	3
17	St Albans Water Dept	17.6	Stable	10K	3
18	Manchester Water Dept	15.5	Stable	4K	3
19	Rutland City Water Dept	15.5	Stable	19K	3
20	Tri Town Water District	15.2	Stable	4K	3

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 24.4

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
46	Michigan	18.7	Stable	304	+0.8
47	Virginia	18.0	Stable	162	+0.0
48	Vermont	17.9	Stable	31	+0.0
49	Tennessee	17.6	Stable	261	-0.4
50	Kentucky	17.5	Stable	233	-0.5

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

31 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

31 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Vermont, colored by stress band.

~287K people served by 31 systems in Vermont

Stable

Watch

Fragile

High Stress

Critical

31 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

Center market:

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

17.9

Trend

+13.9

Observations

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Essex Town Water System	34.3	Watch	10K	6
2	Essex Jct Water Dept	34.3	Watch	10K	6
3	Winhall Stratton F D 1	28.9	Watch	6K	5
4	Shelburne Water Dept	28.8	Watch	6K	6
5	Williston Water Dept	26.9	Watch	7K	6
6	Milton Water Dept	25.1	Watch	8K	5
7	South Burlington City Water System	25.1	Watch	20K	5
8	Winooski Water Dept	25.1	Watch	9K	5
9	Colchester Fire District 3	24.7	Watch	8K	4
10	Colchester Fire District 2	22.5	Watch	8K	5
11	Waterbury Village Water	21.1	Watch	6K	5
12	Northfield Water Dept	19.6	Stable	5K	3
13	Lyndonville Water System	19.6	Stable	4K	4
14	St Johnsbury Water System	19.5	Stable	5K	4
15	Montpelier Water System	19.3	Stable	9K	4
16	Bromley Water Company	18.9	Stable	4K	3
17	St Albans Water Dept	17.6	Stable	10K	3
18	Manchester Water Dept	15.5	Stable	4K	3
19	Rutland City Water Dept	15.5	Stable	19K	3
20	Tri Town Water District	15.2	Stable	4K	3

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Essex Town Water System	34.3	Watch	10K	6
2	Essex Jct Water Dept	34.3	Watch	10K	6
3	Winhall Stratton F D 1	28.9	Watch	6K	5
4	Shelburne Water Dept	28.8	Watch	6K	6
5	Williston Water Dept	26.9	Watch	7K	6
6	Milton Water Dept	25.1	Watch	8K	5
7	South Burlington City Water System	25.1	Watch	20K	5
8	Winooski Water Dept	25.1	Watch	9K	5
9	Colchester Fire District 3	24.7	Watch	8K	4
10	Colchester Fire District 2	22.5	Watch	8K	5
11	Waterbury Village Water	21.1	Watch	6K	5
12	Northfield Water Dept	19.6	Stable	5K	3
13	Lyndonville Water System	19.6	Stable	4K	4
14	St Johnsbury Water System	19.5	Stable	5K	4
15	Montpelier Water System	19.3	Stable	9K	4
16	Bromley Water Company	18.9	Stable	4K	3
17	St Albans Water Dept	17.6	Stable	10K	3
18	Manchester Water Dept	15.5	Stable	4K	3
19	Rutland City Water Dept	15.5	Stable	19K	3
20	Tri Town Water District	15.2	Stable	4K	3

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 31 community drinking-water systems in Vermont, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how Vermont compares nationally.

Which water systems in Vermont face the most infrastructure stress?: The highest-stress systems in Vermont are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
How does Vermont compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Vermont is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where Vermont ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Vermont water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
What compliance signals are active in Vermont?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across Vermont systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Vermont?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.

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Water Infrastructure in Vermont

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 31 community drinking-water systems in Vermont. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Vermont compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Vermont?: Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Vermont. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Vermont face the most infrastructure stress?: The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Vermont by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Vermont compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Vermont is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Vermont water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Vermont water systems?: Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Vermont?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Vermont water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Vermont?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.