Middletown, VA Noise Levels
Noise levels in Middletown, VA
At 47.5 dB(A), Middletown, VA 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. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Middletown, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
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.
How Middletown compares nationally
Middletown ranks 3,186 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 1,444, 8,870th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in Middletown
Middletown's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Middletown's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Middletown reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.