Lometa, TX Noise Levels
How loud is Lometa, TX?
At 85 dB(A), Lometa, TX falls inside HUD's "Unacceptable" noise zone, above 75 dB(A), the most severe category HUD's own housing rules recognize. The main source is rail traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. Lometa's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Where Lometa'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 Lometa
That also clears FHWA's own 66 dB(A) impact threshold for residential land use (23 CFR 772, Table 1), the level highway agencies use to decide whether a new road needs a sound wall. 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.
How Lometa compares nationally
Lometa ranks 12 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 801 people live there, making it the 11,235th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Lometa
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Lometa directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Lometa's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why rail traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.