Clara City, MN Noise Levels
How loud is Clara City, MN?
At 47.5 dB(A), Clara City, MN 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 road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks.
That's the reading at Clara City's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Clara City'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 Clara City
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How Clara City compares nationally
Clara City ranks 3,202 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 9,019 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 1,390 people.
Checking one address in Clara City
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Clara City directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Clara City's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why road traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.