Harlowton, MT Noise Levels
Is Harlowton, MT noisy?
Harlowton, MT 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 Harlowton, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Harlowton'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 Harlowton ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Harlowton ranks 719, loudest first. By population, it ranks 10,515 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 944 people.
Your street may differ from Harlowton's reading
This page describes Harlowton as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Harlowton's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Harlowton'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.