Ridgeway, VA Noise Levels
Is Ridgeway, VA noisy?
Ridgeway, VA 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. Treat this as Ridgeway's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Ridgeway'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 Ridgeway ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Ridgeway ranks 3,545, loudest first. Population is about 733, 11,619th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from Ridgeway's reading
This page describes Ridgeway as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Ridgeway's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Ridgeway's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Ridgeway isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.