Pacific, WA Noise Levels
Is Pacific, WA noisy?
Pacific, WA 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. Pacific's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Pacific's noise, by source
Each of the three transportation modes gets its own model from BTS; the combined figure above is what they add up to.
Where Pacific ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Pacific ranks 2,470, loudest first. By population, it ranks 4,007 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 7,085 people.
Your street may differ from Pacific's reading
This page describes Pacific as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Pacific's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Pacific's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Pacific isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.