Rutland County, VT Roof Snow Load - 35 psf

How much snow is too much for a roof in Rutland County, VT?

Picture it, not just weigh it: 77 in. if it's fresh powder, 28 in. once it settles, or a mere 7 in. if it's ice. A serious structural load. Homes built before modern snow-load provisions, or with low-slope/flat roof sections, are the ones most worth having checked.

Rutland County at a glance

• Design roof snow load35 psf
• Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map50 psf
• National rank#119 of 2,758
• Vermont rank#2 of 5
• Population60,198
• Annual snowfall, NOAA normal74.6 in.
• FIPS50021

How Rutland County compares

35 psf ranks #119 of 2,758 US counties with a mapped snow load (top 4%) - and #2 of 5 in Vermont. 32.2 psf is Vermont's typical county figure - Rutland County beats it by 2.8 psf.

Population 60,198 (FIPS 50021), roughly 43.6124°N 73.0603°W. The 50 psf ground snow load ASCE 7-22 maps here becomes 35 psf once the code's own design factors are applied.

Typical snowfall in Rutland County, VT

NOAA's 30-year normal for Rutland County: 74.6 in. of snow a year, from the RUTLAND, VT US station. (fresh vs. packed vs. ice explains why.)

What this Rutland County figure assumes

This is a county-level reference figure for a typical heated home built to Risk Category II (ordinary residential), on a partially exposed lot - the assumptions ASCE 7-22 itself treats as the default case. A steeper roof, a fully exposed hilltop lot, an unheated structure, or a higher risk category all change the actual number.

Rutland County's permit office wants an address-specific figure, not this county average - the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool is free, takes under a minute, and outputs a PDF most reviewers accept. Details: the calculation guide.