Flowood, MS Noise Levels
How loud is Flowood, MS?
At 52.5 dB(A), Flowood, MS 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 aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That's the reading at Flowood's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Flowood'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 Flowood
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
How Flowood compares nationally
Flowood ranks 1,062 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 10,853 people live there, making it the 3,019th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Flowood
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Flowood directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Flowood'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 aircraft calls for a different fix than the other two sources.