New Concord, OH Noise Levels
How loud is New Concord, OH?
At 47.5 dB(A), New Concord, OH 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.
That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for New Concord, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where New Concord'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 New Concord
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How New Concord compares nationally
New Concord ranks 2,940 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 2,340 people live there, making it the 7,102th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in New Concord
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in New Concord directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
New Concord'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.