Cascade Locks, OR Noise Levels
Noise levels in Cascade Locks, OR
At 47.5 dB(A), Cascade Locks, OR 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. This describes Cascade Locks 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 Cascade Locks'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.
How Cascade Locks compares nationally
Cascade Locks ranks 3,208 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 1,367 people live there, making it the 9,093th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Cascade Locks's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Cascade Locks reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.