Richmond Heights, OH Noise Levels
How loud is Richmond Heights, OH?
At 47.5 dB(A), Richmond Heights, OH falls 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. The main source is aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. This describes Richmond Heights 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.
Where Richmond Heights's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
If you're weighing a move to Richmond Heights
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
How Richmond Heights compares nationally
Richmond Heights ranks 2,311 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 3,079 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 10,552 people.
Checking one address in Richmond Heights
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Richmond Heights directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Richmond Heights's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why aircraft calls for a different fix than the other two sources.