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Munimetric Brief

Structured weekly brief: what changed, why it matters, and compared to whom. Market labels follow the same city and state naming convention used in the Screener.

Munimetric Brief for 2026-06-01 with 21 structured items.

Issue date
Jun 1, 2026
Sections
4
Status
Published

New Stress Signals

lumberton, NC

Lumberton

What changed:
Population Served Decline is active for Lumberton as of 2026-06-01.
Why it matters:
A shrinking served population weakens the customer base and raises infrastructure cost per customer.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 9.1 points

chelsea water dept mwra, MA

CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA)

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA) as of 2026-06-01.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

palm beach county water utilities, FL

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES as of 2026-06-01.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

apalachicola city of, FL

APALACHICOLA, CITY OF

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for APALACHICOLA, CITY OF as of 2026-06-01.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

fairview city of, OR

FAIRVIEW, CITY OF

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for FAIRVIEW, CITY OF as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

vernon co cons pwsd 1, MO

VERNON CO CONS PWSD 1

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for VERNON CO CONS PWSD 1 as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

pineville water system, KY

PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM

What changed:
Utility Data Staleness is active for PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Stale audits, plans, or disclosures often correlate with governance weakness and hidden stress.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 5.5 points

yorkville utility dist 1, WI

YORKVILLE UTILITY DIST 1

What changed:
Current Drought Severity is active for YORKVILLE UTILITY DIST 1 as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 2.0 points

wi dot rest area 22 turtle, WI

WI DOT REST AREA 22 TURTLE

What changed:
Current Drought Severity is active for WI DOT REST AREA 22 TURTLE as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 2.0 points

whitewater waterworks, WI

WHITEWATER WATERWORKS

What changed:
Current Drought Severity is active for WHITEWATER WATERWORKS as of 2026-05-31.
Why it matters:
Active drought conditions stress source-water availability and treatment operations.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the relevant prior run or regional peer set.
Detail:
  • Signal impact: 2.0 points

Systems Entering Fragile Territory

palm beach county water utilities, FL

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

What changed:
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES moved from 37.2 to 42.7.
Why it matters:
This market crossed from Watch into Fragile.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Fragile
  • Previous band: Watch

chelsea water dept mwra, MA

CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA)

What changed:
CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA) moved from 38.1 to 43.6.
Why it matters:
This market crossed from Watch into Fragile.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Fragile
  • Previous band: Watch

Most Stressed States

, MA

MA

What changed:
MA average score is 38.0 across 255 tracked markets.
Why it matters:
0 tracked markets in MA are currently High Stress or Critical.
Compared to whom:
Compared across 255 tracked markets in MA.
Detail:
  • Score change: 0.0

, CT

CT

What changed:
CT average score is 33.0 across 59 tracked markets.
Why it matters:
0 tracked markets in CT are currently High Stress or Critical.
Compared to whom:
Compared across 59 tracked markets in CT.
Detail:
  • Score change: 0.0

, OK

OK

What changed:
OK average score is 32.6 across 148 tracked markets.
Why it matters:
0 tracked markets in OK are currently High Stress or Critical.
Compared to whom:
Compared across 148 tracked markets in OK.
Detail:
  • Score change: 0.0

, LA

LA

What changed:
LA average score is 32.0 across 239 tracked markets.
Why it matters:
1 tracked markets in LA are currently High Stress or Critical.
Compared to whom:
Compared across 239 tracked markets in LA.
Detail:
  • Score change: 0.0

, NM

NM

What changed:
NM average score is 31.8 across 76 tracked markets.
Why it matters:
0 tracked markets in NM are currently High Stress or Critical.
Compared to whom:
Compared across 76 tracked markets in NM.
Detail:
  • Score change: 0.0

Watchlist Movers

lumberton, NC

Lumberton

What changed:
Lumberton moved from 43.8 to 52.9.
Why it matters:
Impact summary available to subscribers.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Fragile
  • Previous band: Fragile
  • Score change: 9.1

palm beach county water utilities, FL

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

What changed:
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES moved from 37.2 to 42.7.
Why it matters:
This market crossed from Watch into Fragile.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Fragile
  • Previous band: Watch
  • Score change: 5.5

apalachicola city of, FL

APALACHICOLA, CITY OF

What changed:
APALACHICOLA, CITY OF moved from 25.6 to 31.1.
Why it matters:
Impact summary available to subscribers.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Watch
  • Previous band: Watch
  • Score change: 5.5

chelsea water dept mwra, MA

CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA)

What changed:
CHELSEA WATER DEPT. (MWRA) moved from 38.1 to 43.6.
Why it matters:
This market crossed from Watch into Fragile.
Compared to whom:
Compared with the previous stored run.
Detail:
  • Current band: Fragile
  • Previous band: Watch
  • Score change: 5.5