Poughkeepsie, NY Noise Levels

Noise levels in Poughkeepsie, NY

BTS's federal noise model shows no measurable road, rail or aircraft noise at Poughkeepsie, NY, below the 45 dB(A) floor it can even resolve. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Poughkeepsie, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.

How Poughkeepsie compares nationally

Poughkeepsie, NY sits among 8,515 US places this dataset covers with no measurable transportation noise, out of 12,137 places checked overall. By population, it ranks 1,270 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 32,293 people.

Checking one address in Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.

Check one address in Poughkeepsie on BTS's own map

Where Poughkeepsie's figures come from

Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Poughkeepsie reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.