Abingdon, VA Noise Levels
Is Abingdon, VA noisy?
Abingdon, VA reads 47.5 dB(A) on BTS's 24-hour average, inside HUD's "Acceptable" noise zone, 65 dB(A) day-night average or below under 24 CFR 51.104, the federal government's own line for building housing with no extra sound attenuation required. This describes Abingdon as a whole, not a specific block, the underlying BTS map resolves to about 38 meters per pixel, sampled at the town's own center point.
Abingdon's noise, by source
Each of the three transportation modes gets its own model from BTS; the combined figure above is what they add up to.
Where Abingdon ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Abingdon ranks 2,397, loudest first. Population is about 8,316, 3,639th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Abingdon's reading
This page describes Abingdon as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Abingdon's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Abingdon's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Abingdon isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.