Francesville, IN Noise Levels
Is Francesville, IN noisy?
Francesville, IN reads 57.5 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. Road traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources.
That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Francesville, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Francesville'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
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
Where Francesville ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Francesville ranks 743, loudest first. About 823 people live there, making it the 11,101th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Francesville's reading
This page describes Francesville as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Francesville's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Francesville's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since road traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.