Hermiston, OR Noise Levels
Noise levels in Hermiston, OR
At 47.5 dB(A), Hermiston, OR 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. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Hermiston, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Hermiston'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 Hermiston compares nationally
Hermiston ranks 2,127 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 19,746, 1,951th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in Hermiston
Hermiston's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Hermiston's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Hermiston reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.