Frankfort, IN Noise Levels
Noise levels in Frankfort, IN
At 47.5 dB(A), Frankfort, IN 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. Treat this as Frankfort's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Where Frankfort'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.
How Frankfort compares nationally
Frankfort ranks 2,182 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 2,254 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 16,459 people.
Checking one address in Frankfort
Frankfort's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Frankfort's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Frankfort reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.