North Richland Hills, TX Noise Levels
How loud is North Richland Hills, TX?
BTS only publishes North Richland Hills, TX in the 60-69.9 dB(A) band, which straddles HUD's own dividing line: depending on exactly where in that range the true 24-hour average falls, this reads as "Acceptable" (65 dB(A) or below) or "Normally Unacceptable" (65-75 dB(A)) under 24 CFR 51.104. The main source is rail traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. This describes North Richland Hills 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 North Richland Hills'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 North Richland Hills
Depending on where in that band the true value sits, it may also clear FHWA's 66 dB(A) residential impact threshold (23 CFR 772, Table 1), the trigger highway agencies use for sound-wall decisions. The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.
How North Richland Hills compares nationally
North Richland Hills ranks 93 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 71,436 people live there, making it the 543th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in North Richland Hills
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in North Richland Hills directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
North Richland Hills'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 rail traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.