Dover, DE Noise Levels
Is Dover, DE noisy?
Dover, DE 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. Aircraft drives that number here, not the other two sources. This describes Dover 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.
Dover'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.
What this means for a house here
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
Where Dover ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Dover ranks 1,965, loudest first. About 40,191 people live there, making it the 1,028th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Dover's reading
This page describes Dover as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Dover's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Dover's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since aircraft is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.