Dumas, AR Noise Levels
Is Dumas, AR noisy?
Dumas, AR 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. Treat this as Dumas's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Dumas'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 Dumas ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Dumas ranks 2,746, loudest first. About 3,604 people live there, making it the 5,785th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Dumas's reading
This page describes Dumas as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Dumas's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Dumas's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Dumas isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.