Denver, CO Noise Levels
Noise levels in Denver, CO
At 47.5 dB(A), Denver, CO 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 Denver 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 Denver'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 Denver compares nationally
Denver ranks 1,778 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 21 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 729,019 people.
Checking one address in Denver
Denver's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Denver's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Denver reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.