Brownwood, TX Noise Levels
Brownwood, TX: what the federal noise map shows
Brownwood, TX 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. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. That's the reading at Brownwood's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Brownwood'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
The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.
Where Brownwood ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Brownwood ranks 2,138, loudest first. About 18,772 people live there, making it the 2,030th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Brownwood's reading
For a single house or lot in Brownwood rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.
More on how this number was built
For exactly which federal dataset feeds Brownwood's figure, see the methodology guide. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.