Ferguson, MO Noise Levels
Ferguson, MO: what the federal noise map shows
Ferguson, MO 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. This describes Ferguson 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.
Ferguson'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 Ferguson ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Ferguson ranks 2,147, loudest first. Population is about 18,043, 2,094th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Ferguson's reading
For a single house or lot in Ferguson rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.
More on how this number was built
For exactly which federal dataset feeds Ferguson's figure, see the methodology guide. The guide to reading a quiet result explains what "no measurable noise" actually means at Ferguson.