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Vermont•In office since 2017•Party: R
Phil Scott
Serving as Governor of Vermont since 2017. Evaluation based on verified public data.
Overall GradeB
66.2 / 100
Ranked #19 of 50 nationally
Category
Economy
66.8 / 100B
Unemployment RateA+
2.4%
National avg 3.9%
Rank 4 of 5094 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.0%
Median Household IncomeA-
$74,014
National avg $74,580
Rank 20 of 5061 pct
Trend since took officefrom $57,513
Job GrowthC
3.0%
National avg 5.5%
Rank 42 of 5017 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Real GDP GrowthC+
5.0%
National avg 8.0%
Rank 37 of 5028 pct
Trend since took officefrom 2.0%
Real Wage GrowthB-
2.6%
National avg 3.0%
Rank 36 of 5030 pct
Trend since took officefrom 1.0%
Category
Fiscal Health
49.9 / 100C
State Debt per CapitaC+
$3,200
National avg $3,580
Rank 33 of 5036 pct
Trend since took officefrom $3,700
Rainy Day FundA-
17.0%
National avg 14.0%
Rank 21 of 5059 pct
Trend since took officefrom 10.0%
State & Local Tax BurdenF
13.6%
National avg 11.2%
Rank 47 of 506 pct
Trend since took officefrom 13.6%
Credit RatingC
92
National avg 90
Rank 27 of 5047 pct
Trend since took officefrom 92
Category
Quality of Life
68.6 / 100B+
Poverty RateB+
10.4%
National avg 11.5%
Rank 14 of 5074 pct
Trend since took officefrom 11.0%
High School Graduation RateC+
87.7%
National avg 87.0%
Rank 22 of 5058 pct
Trend since took officefrom 86.1%
Life ExpectancyB+
78.8 yrs
National avg 77.5 yrs
Rank 11 of 5080 pct
Trend since took officefrom 79.2 yrs
Violent Crime RateB+
178 / 100k
National avg 380 / 100k
Rank 3 of 5096 pct
Trend since took officefrom 165 / 100k
Bridges in Poor ConditionA-
2.9%
National avg 6.6%
Rank 8 of 5086 pct
Trend since took officefrom 3.2%
How this grade is built
Each metric gets two scores: how the state ranks among all 50 states (60%) and how much it changed under this governor (40%). These combine into a 0–100 score per metric, averaged within three pillars — Economy, Fiscal Health, Quality of Life — then curved across the cohort so grades spread A–F.
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