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Holgate, OH Noise Levels

Holgate, OH: what the federal noise map shows

Holgate, OH 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. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. Treat this as Holgate's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.

Holgate's noise, by source

52.5 dBRoad
57.5 dBRail
n/aAviation

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

The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.

Where Holgate ranks

Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Holgate ranks 696, loudest first. By population, it ranks 10,083 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 1,046 people.

Your street may differ from Holgate's reading

For a single house or lot in Holgate rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.

Check one address in Holgate on BTS's own map

More on how this number was built

For exactly which federal dataset feeds Holgate's figure, see the methodology guide. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.