diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/changescore.py b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/changescore.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e758894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/changescore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import re
+
+
+line_start = r"^[+-][ ]*"
+line_start_remove = r"^-[ ]*"
+DEFAULT_LINE_SCORE = 1.0
+# Stops looking after first match. Only searches a single line at a time.
+change_patterns = [
+    {
+        'name': 'description',
+        'regex': re.compile(str(line_start + r"description")),
+        'modifier': 0.0
+    },
+    {
+        'name': 'removed ip address',
+        'regex': re.compile(str(line_start_remove + r".*(ip address).*")),
+        'modifier': 10.0
+    },
+    {
+        'name': 'removed vlan',
+        'regex': re.compile(str(line_start_remove + r"vlan")),
+        'modifier': 10.0
+    },
+    {
+        'name': 'spanning-tree',
+        'regex': re.compile(str(line_start + r"spanning-tree")),
+        'modifier': 50.0
+    },
+    {
+        'name': 'removed routing',
+        'regex': re.compile(str(line_start_remove + r".*(routing|router).*")),
+        'modifier': 50.0
+    },
+]
+# TODO: multiline patterns / block-aware config
+
+
+def calculate_line_score(line: str):
+    for pattern in change_patterns:
+        if re.match(pattern['regex'], line):
+            return 1 * pattern['modifier']
+    return DEFAULT_LINE_SCORE
+
+
+def calculate_score(config: str, diff: str) -> float:
+    """Calculate a score based on how much and what configurations were
+    changed in the diff.
+
+    Args:
+        config: the entire configuration of device after change
+        diff: the diff of what changed in the configuration
+
+    Returns:
+        Calculated score, can be much higher than 100.0
+    """
+    config_lines = config.split('\n')
+    diff_lines = diff.split('\n')
+    changed_lines = 0
+    total_line_score = 0.0
+    for line in diff_lines:
+        if line.startswith('+') or line.startswith('-'):
+            changed_lines += 1
+            total_line_score += calculate_line_score(line)
+
+    changed_ratio = changed_lines / float(len(config_lines))
+
+    # Calculate score, 20% based on number of lines changed, 80% on individual
+    # line score with applied modifiers
+
+    return (changed_ratio*100*0.2) + (total_line_score*0.8)
diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/nornir_helper.py b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/nornir_helper.py
index 1f51e8a3..a7b91190 100644
--- a/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/nornir_helper.py
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/nornir_helper.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 @dataclass
 class NornirJobResult(JobResult):
     nrresult: Optional[MultiResult] = None
+    change_score: Optional[float] = None
 
 
 def cnaas_init():
diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/sync_devices.py b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/sync_devices.py
index 70044022..225fe24b 100644
--- a/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/sync_devices.py
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/confpush/sync_devices.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from ipaddress import IPv4Interface
+from statistics import median
 import os
 import yaml
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 import cnaas_nms.confpush.nornir_helper
 from cnaas_nms.db.session import sqla_session
 from cnaas_nms.confpush.get import get_uplinks, get_running_config_hash
+from cnaas_nms.confpush.changescore import calculate_score
 from cnaas_nms.tools.log import get_logger
 from cnaas_nms.db.settings import get_settings
 from cnaas_nms.db.device import Device, DeviceState, DeviceType
@@ -160,6 +162,12 @@ def push_sync_device(task, dry_run: bool = True, generate_only: bool = False):
                  dry_run=dry_run
                  )
 
+        change_score = 0
+        if task.results[1].diff:
+            config = task.results[1].host["config"]
+            diff = task.results[1].diff
+            task.host["change_score"] = calculate_score(config, diff)
+
 
 def generate_only(hostname: str) -> (str, dict):
     """
@@ -240,6 +248,7 @@ def sync_devices(hostname: Optional[str] = None, device_type: Optional[str] = No
     failed_hosts = list(nrresult.failed_hosts.keys())
 
     if not dry_run:
+        # set new config hash and mark device synchronized
         for key in nrresult.keys():
             if key in failed_hosts:
                 continue
@@ -259,4 +268,23 @@ def sync_devices(hostname: Optional[str] = None, device_type: Optional[str] = No
     if nrresult.failed:
         logger.error("Not all devices were successfully synchronized")
 
-    return NornirJobResult(nrresult=nrresult)
+    total_change_score = 1
+    change_scores = []
+    # calculate change impact score
+    for host, results in nrresult.items():
+        if host in failed_hosts:
+            total_change_score = 100
+            break
+        change_scores.append(results[0].host["change_score"])
+        logger.debug("Change score for host {}: {}".format(
+            host, results[0].host["change_score"]))
+
+    if max(change_scores) > 1000:
+        # If some device has a score higher than this, disregard any averages
+        # and report max impact score
+        total_change_score = 100
+    else:
+        total_change_score = max(min(int(median(change_scores) + 0.5), 100), 1)
+    logger.info("Change impact score: {}".format(total_change_score))
+    # TODO: add field for change score in NornirJobResult object
+    return NornirJobResult(nrresult=nrresult, change_score=total_change_score)
diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/scheduler/jobtracker.py b/src/cnaas_nms/scheduler/jobtracker.py
index 32df3952..249e417c 100644
--- a/src/cnaas_nms/scheduler/jobtracker.py
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/scheduler/jobtracker.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ def finish_success(self, res: dict, next_job_id: Optional[str]):
         try:
             if isinstance(res, NornirJobResult) and isinstance(res.nrresult, AggregatedResult):
                 self.result = nr_result_serialize(res.nrresult)
+                self.result['_totals'] = {'selected_devices': len(res.nrresult)}
+                if res.change_score:
+                    self.result['_totals']['change_score'] = res.change_score
             elif isinstance(res, (StrJobResult, DictJobResult)):
                 self.result = res.result
             else:
diff --git a/test/integrationtests.py b/test/integrationtests.py
index bad3d9c7..e243b888 100644
--- a/test/integrationtests.py
+++ b/test/integrationtests.py
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ def test_1_ztp(self):
         self.assertFalse(result_step2['eosaccess'][0]['failed'],
                          "Could not reach device after ZTP")
 
-    def test_2_syncto(self):
+    def test_2_syncto_access(self):
         r = requests.post(
             f'{URL}/api/v1.0/device_syncto',
             json={"hostname": "eosaccess", "dry_run": True},
             verify=TLS_VERIFY
         )
-        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200, "Failed to do sync_to")
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200, "Failed to do sync_to access")
 
     def test_3_interfaces(self):
         r = requests.get(
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ def test_3_interfaces(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200, "Failed to update interface")
 
+    def test_4_syncto_dist(self):
+        r = requests.post(
+            f'{URL}/api/v1.0/device_syncto',
+            json={"hostname": "eosdist", "dry_run": True},
+            verify=TLS_VERIFY
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200, "Failed to do sync_to dist")
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()