Pevely, MO Noise Levels
Is Pevely, MO noisy?
Pevely, MO 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. This describes Pevely 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.
Pevely'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 Pevely ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Pevely ranks 2,531, loudest first. By population, it ranks 4,361 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 6,103 people.
Your street may differ from Pevely's reading
This page describes Pevely as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Pevely's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Pevely's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Pevely isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.