Appleton City, MO Noise Levels
Is Appleton City, MO noisy?
Appleton City, MO 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. Road traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. This describes Appleton City 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.
Appleton City'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.
What this means for a house here
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
Where Appleton City ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Appleton City ranks 3,328, loudest first. About 1,080 people live there, making it the 9,962th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Appleton City's reading
This page describes Appleton City as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Appleton City's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Appleton City's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since road traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.