Laurel, MS Noise Levels
Is Laurel, MS noisy?
Laurel, MS 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. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Laurel, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Laurel'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 Laurel ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Laurel ranks 2,159, loudest first. By population, it ranks 2,140 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 17,508 people.
Your street may differ from Laurel's reading
This page describes Laurel as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Laurel's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Laurel's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Laurel isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.