Town of Sudbury maintains ‘AAA’ long-term credit rating

Published July 22, 2020 | Finance Department | Automatically Archived on 12/31/2020

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On June 12, 2020, Standard & Poor’s Rating services assigned its ‘AAA’ long-term rating, and stable outlook to Sudbury’s general obligation (GO) and affirmed its ‘AAA’ long-term rating on the town’s existing GO parity debt. 

Town of Sudbury Credit Rating 06-2020

Maintaining the highest credit rating possible gives Sudbury a strong position in the municipal bond market.  This translates into the Town always having ready access to required capital at very favorable interest rates; saving tens or even hundreds of thousands in interest expense over the life of each bond issue.