Liberal, KS Noise Levels
Is Liberal, KS noisy?
Liberal, KS 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. Liberal's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Liberal'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 Liberal ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Liberal ranks 2,134, loudest first. Population is about 19,184, 1,997th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Liberal's reading
This page describes Liberal as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Liberal's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Liberal's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Liberal isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.