NoiseLevelCheck

Oakridge, OR Noise Levels

Oakridge, OR: what the federal noise map shows

Acceptable
47.5dB(A)

Oakridge, OR 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. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources.

That's the reading at Oakridge's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.

Oakridge's noise, by source

n/aRoad
47.5 dBRail
n/aAviation

Each of the three transportation modes gets its own model from BTS; the combined figure above is what they add up to.

What this means for a house here

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.

Where Oakridge ranks

Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Oakridge ranks 2,797, loudest first. By population, it ranks 6,158 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 3,158 people.

Your street may differ from Oakridge's reading

For a single house or lot in Oakridge rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.

See BTS's official National Transportation Noise Map

More on how this number was built

For exactly which federal dataset feeds Oakridge's figure, see the methodology guide. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.