Sylvester, GA Noise Levels
Sylvester, GA: what the federal noise map shows
Sylvester, GA 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. Sylvester's reading comes from a single sampled point, not a block-by-block sweep, so a specific address here could genuinely differ.
Sylvester'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 Sylvester ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Sylvester ranks 2,585, loudest first. About 5,413 people live there, making it the 4,656th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Sylvester's reading
For a single house or lot in Sylvester rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.
More on how this number was built
For exactly which federal dataset feeds Sylvester's figure, see the methodology guide. The guide to reading a quiet result explains what "no measurable noise" actually means at Sylvester.