Durham, NC Noise Levels
Noise levels in Durham, NC
BTS's federal noise model shows no measurable road, rail or aircraft noise at Durham, NC, below the 45 dB(A) floor it can even resolve. This describes Durham 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.
How Durham compares nationally
There's no loudness rank for Durham: it's one of 8,515 places nationally where BTS's model measures nothing above its 45 dB(A) floor. By population, it ranks 73 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 301,870 people.
Checking one address in Durham
Durham's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Durham's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Durham reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.