Saltillo, MS Noise Levels
How loud is Saltillo, MS?
At 57.5 dB(A), Saltillo, MS 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 road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Saltillo, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Saltillo'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 Saltillo
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How Saltillo compares nationally
Saltillo ranks 502 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 4,968 people live there, making it the 4,893th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Saltillo
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Saltillo directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Saltillo'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 road traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.