Elmwood Park, NJ Noise Levels
How loud is Elmwood Park, NJ?
At 52.5 dB(A), Elmwood Park, NJ 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. The main source is road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Elmwood Park, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Elmwood Park'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.
If you're weighing a move to Elmwood Park
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How Elmwood Park compares nationally
Elmwood Park ranks 950 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 21,680 people live there, making it the 1,808th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Elmwood Park
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Elmwood Park directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Elmwood Park's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why road traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.