Chico, TX Noise Levels
Noise levels in Chico, TX
At 47.5 dB(A), Chico, 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. That's the reading at Chico's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Chico'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 Chico compares nationally
Chico ranks 3,317 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 9,878 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 1,103 people.
Checking one address in Chico
Chico's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Chico's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Chico reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.