Highland Park, TX Noise Levels
Noise levels in Highland Park, TX
At 47.5 dB(A), Highland Park, TX 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. The main source is aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Highland Park, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Highland Park'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.
If you're weighing a move to Highland Park
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
How Highland Park compares nationally
Highland Park ranks 2,380 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 3,501 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 8,762 people.
Checking one address in Highland Park
Highland Park's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Highland Park's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why aircraft calls for a different fix than the other two sources.