Middletown, PA Noise Levels
How loud is Middletown, PA?
At 47.5 dB(A), Middletown, PA falls 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. The main source is road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. Middletown's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Where Middletown'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 Middletown
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How Middletown compares nationally
Middletown ranks 2,344 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 3,261 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 9,748 people.
Checking one address in Middletown
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Middletown directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Middletown'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 road traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.