New Meadows, ID Noise Levels
How loud is New Meadows, ID?
At 52.5 dB(A), New Meadows, ID 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. This describes New Meadows 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 New Meadows'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 Meadows
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How New Meadows compares nationally
New Meadows ranks 1,767 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 659, 12,076th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in New Meadows
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in New Meadows directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
New Meadows'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.