Essex Junction, VT Noise Levels
Is Essex Junction, VT noisy?
Essex Junction, VT 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. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Essex Junction, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Essex Junction'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 Essex Junction ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Essex Junction ranks 2,302, loudest first. About 10,787 people live there, making it the 3,031th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Essex Junction's reading
This page describes Essex Junction as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Essex Junction's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Essex Junction's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Essex Junction isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.