San Augustine, TX Noise Levels
How loud is San Augustine, TX?
At 52.5 dB(A), San Augustine, TX 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. San Augustine's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Where San Augustine'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 San Augustine
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How San Augustine compares nationally
San Augustine ranks 1,442 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 1,848 people live there, making it the 7,948th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in San Augustine
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in San Augustine directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
San Augustine'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.