Aircraft noise in Alabama towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 304 Alabama towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 2; 20 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 110
- 2–3 Minor: 100
- 4–5 Moderate: 74
- 6–7 Major: 18
- 8–9 Severe: 2
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 6 | 36 | 225,564 |
| Birmingham | 8 | 61 | 196,644 |
| Montgomery | 4 | 5.1 | 195,287 |
| Mobile | 6 | 19 | 182,595 |
| Tuscaloosa | 2 | 1.1 | 111,338 |
| Hoover | 4 | 5.2 | 92,448 |
| Auburn | 5 | 10 | 82,025 |
| Dothan | 5 | 8.3 | 71,258 |
| Madison | 7 | 55 | 60,854 |
| Decatur | 3 | 1.9 | 58,321 |
| Florence | 2 | 0.7 | 42,437 |
| Prattville | 2 | 1.5 | 39,318 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mignon | 1 | 0.1 | 1,284 |
| Sylacauga | 1 | 0.2 | 12,216 |
| West End-Cobb Town | 1 | 0.2 | 3,465 |
| Stewartville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,767 |
| Heflin | 1 | 0.3 | 3,507 |
| Underwood-Petersville | 1 | 0.3 | 3,247 |
| Woodstock | 1 | 0.3 | 1,579 |
| Goodwater | 1 | 0.3 | 1,257 |
| Choccolocco | 1 | 0.4 | 2,804 |
| Riverside | 1 | 0.4 | 2,266 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 8 | 61 | 196,644 |
| Daleville | 8 | 53 | 4,926 |
| Madison | 7 | 55 | 60,854 |
| Grayson Valley | 7 | 35 | 5,736 |
| Huntsville | 6 | 36 | 225,564 |
| Redstone Arsenal | 6 | 32 | 1,946 |
| Foley | 6 | 28 | 24,873 |
| Fairfield | 6 | 27 | 9,582 |
| Midfield | 6 | 25 | 4,960 |
| Elberta | 6 | 25 | 2,109 |
All Alabama towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Abbeville | 3 | 3.7 | 2,377 |
| Adamsville | 4 | 3.7 | 4,172 |
| Alabaster | 2 | 1.5 | 34,107 |
| Albertville | 2 | 0.5 | 23,031 |
| Alexander City | 4 | 5.3 | 14,470 |
| Alexandria | 1 | 0 | 3,917 |
| Aliceville | 1 | 0.4 | 2,055 |
| Andalusia | 2 | 1.0 | 8,840 |
| Anniston | 2 | 0.5 | 21,167 |
| Arab | 2 | 0.7 | 8,830 |
| Ardmore | 2 | 0.9 | 1,421 |
| Argo | 4 | 6.4 | 4,386 |
| Ashford | 3 | 4.5 | 2,329 |
| Ashland | 1 | 0.2 | 1,942 |
| Ashville | 1 | 0.3 | 2,402 |
| Athens | 3 | 4.0 | 30,904 |
| Atmore | 3 | 2.8 | 8,315 |
| Attalla | 1 | 0.2 | 5,818 |
| Auburn | 5 | 10 | 82,025 |
| B | |||
| Ballplay | 1 | 0.2 | 1,580 |
| Bay Minette | 4 | 6.9 | 8,371 |
| Bayou La Batre | 3 | 2.6 | 2,155 |
| Bear Creek | 1 | 0 | 1,056 |
| Berry | 1 | 0.1 | 1,190 |
| Bessemer | 3 | 2.7 | 25,037 |
| Birmingham | 8 | 61 | 196,644 |
| Blountsville | 2 | 0.3 | 1,818 |
| Blue Ridge | 2 | 0.8 | 1,341 |
| Boaz | 1 | 0.2 | 10,369 |
| Brent | 1 | 0 | 2,659 |
| Brewton | 4 | 7.9 | 5,167 |
| Bridgeport | 1 | 0.1 | 2,262 |
| Brighton | 6 | 16 | 2,237 |
| Brook Highland | 5 | 7.1 | 6,746 |
| Brookside | 4 | 6.8 | 1,200 |
| Brookwood | 1 | 0.1 | 2,440 |
| Brundidge | 3 | 3.0 | 2,028 |
| Butler | 1 | 0.1 | 1,767 |
| C | |||
| Calera | 1 | 0.2 | 18,189 |
| Camden | 1 | 0 | 1,710 |
| Carbon Hill | 1 | 0 | 1,731 |
| Carlisle-Rockledge | 1 | 0.2 | 2,137 |
| Cedar Bluff | 1 | 0.3 | 1,899 |
| Center Point | 6 | 15 | 15,705 |
| Centre | 1 | 0.3 | 3,782 |
| Centreville | 1 | 0 | 2,701 |
| Chatom | 1 | 0.1 | 1,068 |
| Chelsea | 2 | 1.2 | 16,771 |
| Chickasaw | 5 | 12 | 6,283 |
| Childersburg | 1 | 0.1 | 4,637 |
| Choccolocco | 1 | 0.4 | 2,804 |
| Citronelle | 2 | 0.8 | 3,910 |
| Clanton | 1 | 0.1 | 9,123 |
| Clay | 5 | 8.3 | 10,221 |
| Clayton | 4 | 3.9 | 2,212 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0.3 | 1,252 |
| Clio | 3 | 2.0 | 1,200 |
| Coaling | 1 | 0.1 | 1,986 |
| Coats Bend | 2 | 1.1 | 1,394 |
| Collinsville | 1 | 0.1 | 2,064 |
| Columbiana | 1 | 0.2 | 4,812 |
| Concord | 3 | 2.9 | 1,837 |
| Coosada | 2 | 0.9 | 1,265 |
| Cordova | 1 | 0.1 | 1,672 |
| Cottonwood | 4 | 5.2 | 1,086 |
| Cowarts | 5 | 14 | 2,000 |
| Creola | 3 | 3.5 | 1,967 |
| Crossville | 1 | 0.1 | 1,838 |
| Cullman | 2 | 1.4 | 19,913 |
| D | |||
| Dadeville | 2 | 0.6 | 2,960 |
| Daleville | 8 | 53 | 4,926 |
| Daphne | 4 | 5.3 | 30,321 |
| Dauphin Island | 3 | 2.9 | 1,895 |
| Deatsville | 2 | 0.7 | 1,723 |
| Decatur | 3 | 1.9 | 58,321 |
| Demopolis | 1 | 0.1 | 6,833 |
| Dora | 1 | 0.2 | 2,255 |
| Dothan | 5 | 8.3 | 71,258 |
| Double Springs | 1 | 0.1 | 1,114 |
| E | |||
| East Brewton | 4 | 7.8 | 2,252 |
| Eclectic | 1 | 0.4 | 1,209 |
| Elba | 3 | 1.9 | 3,522 |
| Elberta | 6 | 25 | 2,109 |
| Elmore | 2 | 1.3 | 1,394 |
| Emerald Mountain | 2 | 0.8 | 2,561 |
| Enterprise | 5 | 13 | 30,271 |
| Eufaula | 3 | 4.1 | 12,451 |
| Eutaw | 1 | 0.1 | 2,761 |
| Evergreen | 3 | 2.0 | 3,359 |
| F | |||
| Fairfield | 6 | 27 | 9,582 |
| Fairhope | 5 | 11 | 24,974 |
| Falkville | 3 | 2.3 | 1,195 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0.2 | 4,128 |
| Fayetteville | 1 | 0.1 | 1,284 |
| Flomaton | 5 | 12 | 1,452 |
| Florala | 5 | 9.3 | 1,934 |
| Florence | 2 | 0.7 | 42,437 |
| Foley | 6 | 28 | 24,873 |
| Forestdale | 5 | 9.5 | 10,162 |
| Fort Deposit | 2 | 0.9 | 1,153 |
| Fort Payne | 1 | 0.2 | 14,957 |
| Fort Rucker | 5 | 13 | 4,636 |
| Frisco City | 2 | 1.1 | 1,124 |
| Fultondale | 5 | 12 | 9,617 |
| G | |||
| Gadsden | 1 | 0.3 | 33,229 |
| Gardendale | 5 | 12 | 16,096 |
| Geneva | 4 | 6.5 | 4,217 |
| Georgiana | 2 | 0.5 | 1,273 |
| Glencoe | 1 | 0.3 | 5,404 |
| Good Hope | 2 | 0.6 | 2,615 |
| Goodwater | 1 | 0.3 | 1,257 |
| Gordo | 2 | 0.8 | 1,578 |
| Grand Bay | 3 | 4.0 | 3,672 |
| Grant | 1 | 0.4 | 1,057 |
| Grayson Valley | 7 | 35 | 5,736 |
| Graysville | 3 | 3.3 | 1,860 |
| Greensboro | 1 | 0.2 | 2,163 |
| Greenville | 2 | 1.9 | 7,030 |
| Grove Hill | 1 | 0 | 1,742 |
| Guin | 1 | 0.2 | 2,147 |
| Gulf Shores | 5 | 14 | 16,850 |
| Guntersville | 2 | 0.6 | 9,028 |
| H | |||
| Hackleburg | 1 | 0.1 | 1,438 |
| Haleyville | 1 | 0 | 4,301 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 6,952 |
| Hanceville | 2 | 0.5 | 3,324 |
| Harpersville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,817 |
| Hartford | 5 | 12 | 2,726 |
| Hartselle | 3 | 2.2 | 15,875 |
| Harvest | 5 | 15 | 5,281 |
| Hayden | 2 | 0.4 | 1,355 |
| Hazel Green | 3 | 4.3 | 3,630 |
| Headland | 5 | 11 | 5,333 |
| Heflin | 1 | 0.3 | 3,507 |
| Helena | 3 | 4.3 | 22,117 |
| Henagar | 1 | 0.2 | 2,305 |
| Highland Lakes | 4 | 4.7 | 3,926 |
| Hokes Bluff | 1 | 0.4 | 4,648 |
| Holt | 2 | 0.9 | 3,638 |
| Holtville | 2 | 0.6 | 4,096 |
| Homewood | 5 | 15 | 27,758 |
| Hoover | 4 | 5.2 | 92,448 |
| Hueytown | 4 | 4.1 | 16,202 |
| Huguley | 4 | 6.6 | 2,540 |
| Huntsville | 6 | 36 | 225,564 |
| I | |||
| Indian Springs Village | 4 | 7.0 | 2,492 |
| Irondale | 6 | 17 | 13,526 |
| J | |||
| Jackson | 1 | 0.1 | 4,525 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 0.1 | 14,682 |
| Jasper | 2 | 0.8 | 14,448 |
| Jemison | 1 | 0 | 2,941 |
| K | |||
| Killen | 2 | 0.7 | 1,035 |
| Kimberly | 2 | 1.4 | 4,463 |
| Kinsey | 4 | 7.4 | 2,263 |
| L | |||
| La Fayette | 2 | 0.8 | 2,625 |
| Ladonia | 3 | 2.1 | 3,142 |
| Lake View | 1 | 0.4 | 3,794 |
| Lanett | 3 | 3.6 | 6,751 |
| Leeds | 5 | 11 | 12,416 |
| Level Plains | 6 | 17 | 1,831 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 0.4 | 7,514 |
| Linden | 1 | 0 | 1,848 |
| Lineville | 1 | 0.1 | 2,484 |
| Lipscomb | 4 | 7.1 | 2,006 |
| Littleville | 1 | 0.1 | 1,045 |
| Livingston | 1 | 0.2 | 3,152 |
| Locust Fork | 2 | 0.6 | 1,233 |
| Lookout Mountain | 1 | 0.1 | 1,621 |
| Loxley | 3 | 3.0 | 4,623 |
| Luverne | 3 | 1.8 | 2,688 |
| M | |||
| Madison | 7 | 55 | 60,854 |
| Malvern | 4 | 5.8 | 1,567 |
| Marbury | 1 | 0.2 | 1,418 |
| Margaret | 3 | 3.4 | 6,236 |
| Marion | 1 | 0.1 | 2,734 |
| Meadowbrook | 4 | 3.8 | 8,769 |
| Meridianville | 5 | 12 | 6,021 |
| Midfield | 6 | 25 | 4,960 |
| Midland City | 6 | 20 | 2,296 |
| Mignon | 1 | 0.1 | 1,284 |
| Millbrook | 2 | 1.5 | 17,367 |
| Minor | 5 | 11 | 1,094 |
| Mobile | 6 | 19 | 182,595 |
| Monroeville | 1 | 0.4 | 5,734 |
| Montevallo | 1 | 0.1 | 7,708 |
| Montgomery | 4 | 5.1 | 195,287 |
| Moody | 3 | 3.4 | 13,595 |
| Moores Mill | 5 | 13 | 5,682 |
| Morris | 3 | 2.8 | 2,249 |
| Moulton | 1 | 0.2 | 3,426 |
| Moundville | 2 | 1.0 | 3,516 |
| Mount Olive | 4 | 5.4 | 4,079 |
| Mount Vernon | 3 | 1.7 | 1,376 |
| Mountain Brook | 6 | 18 | 21,737 |
| Munford | 2 | 0.9 | 1,343 |
| Muscle Shoals | 4 | 5.3 | 17,210 |
| N | |||
| New Brockton | 4 | 5.2 | 1,498 |
| New Hope | 2 | 0.8 | 2,927 |
| New Market | 2 | 1.5 | 1,597 |
| Newton | 4 | 5.5 | 1,645 |
| Northport | 3 | 1.8 | 31,111 |
| O | |||
| Odenville | 2 | 1.3 | 5,352 |
| Ohatchee | 1 | 0 | 1,197 |
| Oneonta | 1 | 0.3 | 6,995 |
| Opelika | 5 | 13 | 33,572 |
| Opp | 4 | 2.7 | 6,757 |
| Orange Beach | 5 | 11 | 8,534 |
| Owens Cross Roads | 2 | 1.2 | 2,917 |
| Oxford | 2 | 0.7 | 22,078 |
| Ozark | 5 | 12 | 14,346 |
| P | |||
| Pelham | 4 | 4.5 | 25,121 |
| Pell City | 2 | 1.7 | 13,924 |
| Phenix City | 5 | 9.0 | 38,441 |
| Piedmont | 1 | 0.2 | 4,705 |
| Pike Road | 3 | 2.6 | 11,117 |
| Pine Level | 1 | 0.5 | 4,183 |
| Pinson | 5 | 11 | 7,753 |
| Pleasant Grove | 5 | 9.1 | 9,390 |
| Point Clear | 6 | 22 | 2,125 |
| Prattville | 2 | 1.5 | 39,318 |
| Priceville | 4 | 5.7 | 3,800 |
| Prichard | 4 | 6.6 | 18,816 |
| R | |||
| Ragland | 1 | 0.1 | 1,705 |
| Rainbow City | 1 | 0.3 | 10,322 |
| Rainsville | 1 | 0.1 | 5,768 |
| Red Bay | 1 | 0 | 3,184 |
| Redland | 2 | 0.8 | 3,736 |
| Redstone Arsenal | 6 | 32 | 1,946 |
| Reform | 2 | 0.9 | 1,461 |
| Rehobeth | 3 | 4.4 | 2,013 |
| Riverside | 1 | 0.4 | 2,266 |
| Roanoke | 2 | 0.4 | 5,387 |
| Robertsdale | 5 | 10 | 7,421 |
| Rock Creek | 3 | 1.8 | 1,456 |
| Rogersville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,385 |
| Russellville | 1 | 0.2 | 10,722 |
| S | |||
| Saks | 1 | 0.1 | 10,744 |
| Samson | 4 | 5.0 | 1,860 |
| Saraland | 4 | 4.7 | 16,435 |
| Sardis City | 1 | 0.2 | 1,787 |
| Satsuma | 3 | 4.2 | 6,849 |
| Scottsboro | 1 | 0.2 | 15,863 |
| Selma | 1 | 0.1 | 16,666 |
| Selmont-West Selmont | 1 | 0.1 | 2,671 |
| Semmes | 5 | 8.8 | 5,846 |
| Sheffield | 2 | 1.8 | 9,307 |
| Shelby | 1 | 0.1 | 1,044 |
| Shoal Creek | 4 | 4.2 | 1,400 |
| Silverhill | 4 | 6.8 | 1,923 |
| Slocomb | 4 | 6.6 | 2,133 |
| Smiths Station | 3 | 2.5 | 5,477 |
| Smoke Rise | 2 | 0.7 | 1,825 |
| Snead | 1 | 0.3 | 1,042 |
| Southside | 1 | 0.2 | 9,597 |
| Spanish Fort | 4 | 6.6 | 10,923 |
| Springville | 3 | 1.7 | 5,233 |
| Steele | 1 | 0.5 | 1,000 |
| Stevenson | 1 | 0.1 | 1,973 |
| Stewartville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,767 |
| Sulligent | 1 | 0.2 | 1,832 |
| Sumiton | 2 | 0.5 | 2,528 |
| Summerdale | 5 | 11 | 1,576 |
| Sylacauga | 1 | 0.2 | 12,216 |
| Sylvan Springs | 4 | 4.6 | 1,604 |
| Sylvania | 1 | 0.1 | 1,809 |
| T | |||
| Talladega | 1 | 0.3 | 14,768 |
| Tallassee | 2 | 1.2 | 4,753 |
| Tarrant | 5 | 9.8 | 5,833 |
| Taylor | 3 | 3.8 | 2,309 |
| Theodore | 5 | 13 | 6,130 |
| Thomasville | 1 | 0 | 3,583 |
| Thorsby | 1 | 0 | 2,148 |
| Tidmore Bend | 2 | 0.6 | 1,245 |
| Tillmans Corner | 4 | 6.4 | 17,398 |
| Town Creek | 2 | 1.7 | 1,063 |
| Triana | 6 | 19 | 4,456 |
| Trinity | 2 | 1.0 | 2,567 |
| Troy | 4 | 4.0 | 17,836 |
| Trussville | 5 | 12 | 26,770 |
| Tuscaloosa | 2 | 1.1 | 111,338 |
| Tuscumbia | 2 | 0.6 | 9,169 |
| Tuskegee | 2 | 1.4 | 8,765 |
| U | |||
| Underwood-Petersville | 1 | 0.3 | 3,247 |
| Union Springs | 2 | 0.4 | 3,154 |
| Uniontown | 1 | 0 | 1,963 |
| V | |||
| Valley | 5 | 11 | 10,308 |
| Valley Grande | 1 | 0.1 | 3,982 |
| Vance | 1 | 0.2 | 2,263 |
| Vandiver | 3 | 2.6 | 1,135 |
| Vernon | 1 | 0.5 | 1,849 |
| Vestavia Hills | 6 | 18 | 38,020 |
| Vincent | 1 | 0.3 | 2,024 |
| W | |||
| Warrior | 2 | 0.9 | 3,187 |
| Weaver | 1 | 0.1 | 3,330 |
| Webb | 3 | 4.4 | 1,312 |
| West Blocton | 1 | 0.1 | 1,189 |
| West End-Cobb Town | 1 | 0.2 | 3,465 |
| Westover | 2 | 0.4 | 1,911 |
| Wetumpka | 3 | 1.0 | 7,218 |
| Whitesboro | 1 | 0.1 | 2,138 |
| Wilsonville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,926 |
| Winfield | 1 | 0.3 | 4,869 |
| Woodstock | 1 | 0.3 | 1,579 |
| Y | |||
| York | 1 | 0.3 | 2,307 |