Rutland County, VT's soil, for a septic absorption field
Very limited
In Rutland County, VT, 94.4% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 94.4% of Rutland County's land. Rutland County, VT is 930.552 square miles with a population of 60,198.
What Rutland County's reading doesn't cover
USDA's survey covers the whole of Rutland County, VT at once, not any single address. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Rutland County will actually do.
What a system would cost here
With 94.4% of Rutland County rating "Very limited", a standard gravity system is not a safe assumption here. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.
Where this sits nationally
Nationally, Rutland County, VT is the 723-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Vermont alone it ranks 7 of 13.
Related guides
How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems