Fort Worth, TX Noise Levels
How loud is Fort Worth, TX?
At 57.5 dB(A), Fort Worth, TX 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 rail traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. This describes Fort Worth 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.
Where Fort Worth'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 Fort Worth
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.
How Fort Worth compares nationally
Fort Worth ranks 334 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 13 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 1,008,106 people.
Checking one address in Fort Worth
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Fort Worth directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Fort Worth'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 rail traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.