South Tucson, AZ Noise Levels
Is South Tucson, AZ noisy?
South Tucson, AZ sits below the 45 dB(A) floor BTS's transportation noise model measures at all, road, rail and aircraft alike. This describes South Tucson 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 South Tucson ranks
South Tucson is one of 8,515 places in this dataset with no measurable transportation noise at all, too quiet to rank on loudness. Population is about 4,535, 5,165th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Your street may differ from South Tucson's reading
This page describes South Tucson as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind South Tucson's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how South Tucson's reading was built from BTS's tile data. South Tucson isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.