Felton, DE Noise Levels
Is Felton, DE noisy?
Felton, DE reads 52.5 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. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. This describes Felton 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.
Felton'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
The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.
Where Felton ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Felton ranks 1,529, loudest first. By population, it ranks 9,073 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 1,375 people.
Your street may differ from Felton's reading
This page describes Felton as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Felton's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Felton's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.