Toledo, OH Noise Levels
Noise levels in Toledo, OH
At 47.5 dB(A), Toledo, OH 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. Treat this as Toledo's one representative point, not a promise about every block in it, BTS's map wasn't built to resolve individual streets.
Where Toledo'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.
How Toledo compares nationally
Toledo ranks 1,794 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 265,638, 88th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in Toledo
Toledo's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Toledo's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Toledo reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.