Clarksville, IN Noise Levels
Is Clarksville, IN noisy?
Clarksville, IN 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.
This describes Clarksville 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.
Clarksville'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.
Where Clarksville ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Clarksville ranks 2,101, loudest first. Population is about 22,041, 1,780th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Clarksville's reading
This page describes Clarksville as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Clarksville's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Clarksville's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Clarksville isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.