Pawtucket, RI Noise Levels
Is Pawtucket, RI noisy?
Pawtucket, RI 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. That's the reading at Pawtucket's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Pawtucket'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 Pawtucket ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Pawtucket ranks 1,872, loudest first. About 76,996 people live there, making it the 493th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Pawtucket's reading
This page describes Pawtucket as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Pawtucket's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Pawtucket's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Pawtucket isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.