West Middlesex, PA Noise Levels
How loud is West Middlesex, PA?
At 47.5 dB(A), West Middlesex, PA 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. 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 West Middlesex, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where West Middlesex'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 West Middlesex
Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How West Middlesex compares nationally
West Middlesex ranks 3,503 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 11,264 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 794 people.
Checking one address in West Middlesex
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in West Middlesex directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
West Middlesex'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.