Washington, IL Noise Levels
Is Washington, IL noisy?
Washington, IL sits below the 45 dB(A) floor BTS's transportation noise model measures at all, road, rail and aircraft alike. That's the reading at Washington's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Washington ranks
Washington is one of 8,515 places in this dataset with no measurable transportation noise at all, too quiet to rank on loudness. About 15,857 people live there, making it the 2,313th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Washington's reading
This page describes Washington as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Washington's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Washington's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Washington isn't the only surprise: the guide to why big cities show up quiet covers why this happens.