Mount Olive, IL Noise Levels
Noise levels in Mount Olive, IL
At 47.5 dB(A), Mount Olive, IL 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. This describes Mount Olive 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.
Where Mount Olive'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 Mount Olive compares nationally
Mount Olive ranks 3,046 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 1,941 people live there, making it the 7,797th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Mount Olive
Mount Olive's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Mount Olive's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Mount Olive reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.