Arlington, TX Noise Levels
Noise levels in Arlington, TX
At 47.5 dB(A), Arlington, TX falls 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. The main source is aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That's the reading at Arlington's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Arlington'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 Arlington
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 Arlington compares nationally
Arlington ranks 1,786 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 52 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 403,672 people.
Checking one address in Arlington
Arlington's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Arlington's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented 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.