Collins, MS Noise Levels
How loud is Collins, MS?
At 47.5 dB(A), Collins, MS 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. Treat this as Collins's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Where Collins'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 Collins compares nationally
Collins ranks 2,963 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 2,241 people live there, making it the 7,270th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Collins
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Collins directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Collins's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. See the why New York City shows up quiet here too for why a real place can show no reading at all.