Spiro, OK Noise Levels
Is Spiro, OK noisy?
Spiro, OK 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 Spiro's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Spiro'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 Spiro ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Spiro ranks 2,979, loudest first. By population, it ranks 7,336 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 2,197 people.
Your street may differ from Spiro's reading
This page describes Spiro as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Spiro's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Spiro's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Spiro isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.