Metro area air quality · 2025

Rutland, VT

Median AQI 37 (Good). 77.8% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

37
Median AQI
77.8%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
62%
Cleaner than US metros

Rutland, VT posted a 2025 median AQI of 37 (Good) with 77.8% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Rutland, VT CBSA recorded a median AQI of 37 across 364 monitored days in 2025, with 77.8% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual metro comparison, not a live advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US metros
The Rutland, VT CBSA's 77.8% Good-day share places it cleaner than 62% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Alexandria, LA (73.7% Good, median AQI 37) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Rutland, VT.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Rutland, VT's Good-day share moved +0.6 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -2).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 37

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 364 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Rutland, VT's median AQI 37 is in the lower (cleaner) CBSA tercile on this site. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 37 and 77.8% of 364 monitored days in the Good band.

37
median AQI · Good
77.8%
days rated Good
62%
cleaner than US metros
130
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Rutland, VT metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 86 to 130 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +44 points.
  • Rutland, VT metro's Good-day share fell from 79.5% to 78.0% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1.5 percentage points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 363 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Rutland, VT's median AQI 37 is in the lower (cleaner) CBSA tercile on this site. Signature read: median AQI 37 (low tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 37 over 364 measured days in 2025 (Good / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 283 Good (78%), 80 Moderate (22%), and 1 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 58; the highest single-day reading hit 130 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted +0.6 points and median AQI moved -2 (stable). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Alexandria, LA (73.7% good, AQI 37); Athens, TN (78.2% good, AQI 37); Bennington, VT (83.6% good, AQI 37).

Understanding AQI →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

37

Good

Good Days

77.8%

283 of 364 days

Max AQI

130

USG

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 58

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 364 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

283

78%

Moderate

80

22%

USG

1

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Rutland, VT metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 77.8% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

How does the Rutland, VT metro compare?

How Rutland, VT compares

Good-day share better than typical
Rutland, VT 77.8%
Alexandria, LA 73.7%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Rutland, VT 37
Alexandria, LA 37
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Rutland, VT 0
Alexandria, LA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in the Rutland, VT metro. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (79.5%, 291 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 283 83 0 39
2021 265 99 0 40
2022 278 87 0 39
2023 267 95 0 38
2024 291 75 0 37
2025 283 80 0 37

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Rutland, VT (37).

Alexandria, LA

Median AQI 37 · 73.7% Good-day share

37

Athens, TN

Median AQI 37 · 78.2% Good-day share

37

Bennington, VT

Median AQI 37 · 83.6% Good-day share

37

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Median AQI 37 · 94.4% Good-day share

37

Cadillac, MI

Median AQI 37 · 86.0% Good-day share

37

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

Median AQI 37 · 91.5% Good-day share

37

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Rutland, VT's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Frequently Asked Questions

What does AQI 37 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 37 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
How many unhealthy air days does Rutland, VT have? ▼
In 2025, the Rutland, VT metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 130.
What is the air quality in the Rutland, VT metro area? ▼
The Rutland, VT metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 37, rated "Good." 77.8% of monitored days (283 out of 364) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Rutland, VT getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Rutland, VT metro is stable across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 79.5% (291 of 366 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2021 at 72.8% (265 of 364 days).
How does Rutland, VT compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Rutland, VT metro has 77.8% good air days. Similar metros: Alexandria, LA (73.7% good), Athens, TN (78.2% good), Bennington, VT (83.6% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Rutland, VT? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Rutland, VT metro area is 58, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 130 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Rutland, VT, 2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary, Rutland, VT · 2020–2025