St. Louis Park, MN Noise Levels
Noise levels in St. Louis Park, MN
At 52.5 dB(A), St. Louis Park, MN 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 aircraft, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. Treat this as St. Louis Park's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Where St. Louis Park'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 St. Louis Park
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
How St. Louis Park compares nationally
St. Louis Park ranks 854 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 821 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 49,899 people.
Checking one address in St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where St. Louis Park's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why aircraft calls for a different fix than the other two sources.