Amherst, OH Noise Levels
Is Amherst, OH noisy?
Whatever transportation noise reaches Amherst, OH, BTS's model puts it under the 45 dB(A) point where the map stops resolving detail.
This describes Amherst 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 Amherst ranks
Amherst, OH sits among 8,515 US places this dataset covers with no measurable transportation noise, out of 12,137 places checked overall. By population, it ranks 2,648 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 13,048 people.
Your street may differ from Amherst's reading
This page describes Amherst as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Amherst's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Amherst's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Amherst isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.