Sugar City, ID Noise Levels
Is Sugar City, ID noisy?
Sugar City, ID 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. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. Treat this as Sugar City's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Sugar City'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.
What this means for a house here
The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.
Where Sugar City ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Sugar City ranks 2,928, loudest first. About 2,395 people live there, making it the 7,028th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Sugar City's reading
This page describes Sugar City as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Sugar City's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Sugar City's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.