Kensington, NY Noise Levels
Is Kensington, NY noisy?
Kensington, NY reads 47.5 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. Treat this as Kensington's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Kensington'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.
Where Kensington ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Kensington ranks 3,281, loudest first. Population is about 1,204, 9,574th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Kensington's reading
This page describes Kensington as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Kensington's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Kensington's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Kensington isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.