Addison, TX Noise Levels
How loud is Addison, TX?
BTS only publishes Addison, TX in the 70-79.9 dB(A) band, which straddles HUD's own dividing line: depending on exactly where in that range the true 24-hour average falls, this reads as "Normally Unacceptable" (65-75 dB(A)) or "Unacceptable" (above 75 dB(A)) under 24 CFR 51.104. The main source is aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. This describes Addison 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.
Where Addison's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
If you're weighing a move to Addison
That also clears FHWA's own 66 dB(A) impact threshold for residential land use (23 CFR 772, Table 1), the level highway agencies use to decide whether a new road needs a sound wall. Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
How Addison compares nationally
Addison ranks 27 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 17,257 people live there, making it the 2,172th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Addison
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Addison directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Addison's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why aircraft calls for a different fix than the other two sources.