NoiseLevelCheck

Palmyra, IN Noise Levels

Is Palmyra, IN noisy?

Palmyra, IN 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. Road traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. This describes Palmyra 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.

Palmyra's noise, by source

47.5 dBRoad
n/aRail
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

Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.

Where Palmyra ranks

Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Palmyra ranks 3,428, loudest first. About 905 people live there, making it the 10,718th largest place in this dataset.

Your street may differ from Palmyra's reading

This page describes Palmyra as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.

See BTS's official National Transportation Noise Map

Behind Palmyra's reading

The methodology guide shows exactly how Palmyra's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since road traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.