Summerset, SD Noise Levels
How loud is Summerset, SD?
At 85 dB(A), Summerset, SD falls inside HUD's "Unacceptable" noise zone, above 75 dB(A), the most severe category HUD's own housing rules recognize. The main source is road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Summerset, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Summerset'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 Summerset
That also clears FHWA's own 66 dB(A) impact threshold for residential land use (23 CFR 772, Table 1), the level highway agencies use to decide whether a new road needs a sound wall. Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How Summerset compares nationally
Summerset ranks 10 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 3,013 people live there, making it the 6,314th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Summerset
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Summerset directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Summerset'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.