Hastings, MN Noise Levels
How loud is Hastings, MN?
At 47.5 dB(A), Hastings, MN 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 Hastings's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Where Hastings'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 Hastings compares nationally
Hastings ranks 2,094 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 22,502 people live there, making it the 1,754th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Hastings
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Hastings directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Hastings's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. See the why New York City shows up quiet here too for why a real place can show no reading at all.