Moses Lake, WA Noise Levels
Moses Lake, WA: what the federal noise map shows
Moses Lake, WA 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. This describes Moses Lake as a whole, not a specific block, the underlying BTS map resolves to about 38 meters per pixel, sampled at the town's own center point.
Moses Lake'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 Moses Lake ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Moses Lake ranks 2,039, loudest first. About 26,969 people live there, making it the 1,482th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Moses Lake's reading
For a single house or lot in Moses Lake rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.
More on how this number was built
For exactly which federal dataset feeds Moses Lake's figure, see the methodology guide. The guide to reading a quiet result explains what "no measurable noise" actually means at Moses Lake.