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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 200 Arizona towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 1; 20 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Phoenix 6 15 1,650,070 Tucson 8 28 547,239 Mesa 7 32 511,648 Chandler 5 15 280,167 Gilbert 5 14 275,411 Glendale 9 140 253,855 Scottsdale 7 42 244,394 Peoria 5 11 198,750 Tempe 5 7.0 189,834 Surprise 5 9.7 158,285 Goodyear 3 3.7 111,805 Buckeye 4 8.5 108,909
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Payson 1 0.2 16,731 Paulden 1 0.2 5,231 Williams 1 0.2 3,463 Pine 1 0.4 1,963 Arivaca Junction 2 0.4 1,090 Mayer 2 0.5 1,497 Fort Mohave 2 0.6 14,364 Dewey-Humboldt 2 0.6 4,540 Saddlebrooke 2 0.7 9,614 Mescal 2 0.7 1,812
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Glendale 9 140 253,855 Tolleson 8 97 7,173 Tucson 8 28 547,239 Apache Junction 7 60 41,153 Sun Lakes 7 52 13,975 Sedona 7 47 9,819 Queen Creek 7 44 76,570 Scottsdale 7 42 244,394 El Mirage 7 42 35,850 Mesa 7 32 511,648
All Arizona towns
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Town Score Loud / day People A Ajo 1 0 3,304 Anthem 5 11 21,700 Apache Junction 7 60 41,153 Arivaca Junction 2 0.4 1,090 Arizona City 2 1.2 10,475 Avenue B and C 1 0.1 4,176 Avondale 3 1.0 93,545 Avra Valley 3 2.8 6,050 B Bagdad 1 0 1,876 Beaver Dam 1 0.1 1,962 Benson 1 0.2 5,337 Bisbee 1 0 4,994 Black Canyon City 3 0.9 2,837 Blackwater 5 10 1,062 Buckeye 4 8.5 108,909 Bullhead City 3 4.1 43,302 Bylas 1 0 1,962 C Cactus Flats 1 0 1,518 Camp Verde 2 1.5 12,489 Canyon Day 1 0 1,209 Carefree 5 16 3,642 Casa Blanca 5 14 1,388 Casa Grande 5 9.2 63,743 Casas Adobes 5 7.8 66,795 Catalina 2 1.0 7,569 Catalina Foothills 3 3.3 50,796 Cave Creek 4 8.4 5,152 Centennial Park 1 0 1,264 Central Heights-Midland City 1 0 2,534 Chandler 5 15 280,167 Chinle 1 0 4,518 Chino Valley 3 3.8 13,815 Cibecue 1 0 1,713 Cienega Springs 2 0.5 1,798 Citrus Park 6 20 4,028 Clarkdale 3 2.5 4,904 Claypool 1 0 1,538 Clifton 1 0 3,780 Colorado City 1 0 2,734 Congress 1 0.3 1,975 Coolidge 6 26 18,293 Cordes Lakes 1 0.3 2,633 Cornville 3 3.6 3,280 Corona de Tucson 5 8.3 5,675 Cottonwood 4 7.3 13,124 D Desert Hills 5 13 2,245 Dewey-Humboldt 2 0.6 4,540 Dilkon 1 0 1,184 Dolan Springs 1 0 2,033 Doney Park 4 6.9 5,395 Donovan Estates 1 0.2 1,508 Douglas 1 0 15,638 Drexel Heights 4 7.4 27,749 E Eagar 1 0 4,437 Ehrenberg 1 0 1,470 El Mirage 7 42 35,850 Eloy 3 2.2 18,528 F First Mesa 1 0 1,555 Flagstaff 5 13 76,586 Florence 5 10 24,291 Flowing Wells 6 18 16,419 Fort Defiance 1 0 3,624 Fort Mohave 2 0.6 14,364 Fortuna Foothills 1 0.1 26,265 Fountain Hills 5 11 23,611 Fredonia 1 0 1,302 G Ganado 1 0 1,210 Gila Bend 3 3.0 1,854 Gilbert 5 14 275,411 Glendale 9 140 253,855 Globe 1 0 7,179 Golden Shores 2 0.9 2,047 Golden Valley 1 0 8,370 Goodyear 3 3.7 111,805 Grand Canyon Village 5 20 2,004 Green Valley 3 1.7 21,391 Guadalupe 5 13 5,217 H Heber-Overgaard 1 0 2,822 Holbrook 1 0 4,833 Houck 1 0 1,024 Huachuca City 3 0.6 1,600 J Joseph City 1 0 1,386 K Kachina Village 6 19 2,622 Kaibito 1 0 1,522 Kayenta 1 0 5,189 Kearny 1 0.1 1,817 Kingman 1 0 35,334 L Lake Havasu City 3 3.3 59,257 Lake Montezuma 3 1.8 4,706 Lake of the Woods 1 0 4,094 LeChee 1 0 1,443 Linden 1 0 2,597 Litchfield Park 4 4.9 6,884 Lukachukai 1 0 1,701 M Mammoth 1 0.2 1,133 Many Farms 1 0 1,348 Marana 3 4.2 58,430 Maricopa 4 6.8 71,022 Mayer 2 0.5 1,497 Meadview 1 0 1,224 Mesa 7 32 511,648 Mescal 2 0.7 1,812 Miami 1 0.1 1,532 Mohave Valley 1 0.2 2,616 Morenci 1 0 1,489 Mountainaire 4 5.3 1,119 N Naco 1 0 1,046 New Kingman-Butler 1 0 12,134 New River 4 5.6 14,952 Nogales 1 0.2 19,702 North Fork 1 0 1,417 O Oracle 2 0.8 3,686 Oro Valley 3 3.5 48,311 P Page 1 0 7,320 Paradise Valley 5 16 12,502 Parker 1 0 3,400 Parks 1 0.1 1,188 Paulden 1 0.2 5,231 Payson 1 0.2 16,731 Peach Springs 1 0 1,090 Peoria 5 11 198,750 Peridot 1 0 1,350 Phoenix 6 15 1,650,070 Picture Rocks 3 3.4 9,563 Pima 1 0 3,036 Pine 1 0.4 1,963 Pinetop Country Club 1 0 1,794 Pinetop-Lakeside 1 0 4,191 Pirtleville 1 0 1,744 Prescott 3 3.1 47,757 Prescott Valley 3 3.8 50,045 Q Quartzsite 1 0 2,389 Queen Creek 7 44 76,570 R Rincon Valley 3 3.5 5,139 Rio Rico 1 0.2 18,962 Rio Verde 4 6.7 1,811 S Sacaton 5 13 2,672 Saddlebrooke 2 0.7 9,614 Safford 1 0 10,270 Sahuarita 5 8.6 36,356 Salome 1 0 1,530 San Carlos 1 0 4,038 San Luis 1 0 37,966 San Manuel 1 0.2 3,551 San Tan Valley 6 28 81,321 Scenic 1 0 1,643 Scottsdale 7 42 244,394 Sedona 7 47 9,819 Sells 1 0 2,495 Show Low 1 0 12,192 Sierra Vista 1 0.1 44,431 Sierra Vista Southeast 1 0 14,797 Six Shooter Canyon 1 0 1,019 Snowflake 1 0 6,670 Somerton 1 0 14,594 South Tucson 6 17 4,521 Spring Valley 1 0.3 1,148 Springerville 1 0.1 1,727 St. David 1 0.1 1,699 St. Johns 1 0 3,362 St. Michaels 1 0 1,443 Star Valley 1 0.1 2,545 Summit 5 14 5,372 Sun City 6 22 37,499 Sun City West 5 12 24,535 Sun Lakes 7 52 13,975 Superior 3 1.5 2,571 Surprise 5 9.7 158,285 Swift Trail Junction 1 0 2,935 T Tanque Verde 3 2.4 16,901 Taylor 1 0 4,272 Tempe 5 7.0 189,834 Thatcher 1 0 5,486 Three Points 3 2.2 5,581 Tolleson 8 97 7,173 Tombstone 1 0 1,312 Tonto Basin 1 0.2 1,424 Tsaile 1 0 1,205 Tuba City 1 0 8,611 Tubac 2 0.4 1,191 Tucson 8 28 547,239 Tucson Estates 4 7.1 12,192 V Vail 5 12 10,208 Valencia West 5 10 9,355 Valle Vista 1 0 1,659 Verde Village 6 20 11,605 Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) 4 5.1 6,147 W Wagon Wheel 1 0 1,652 Wellton 1 0.4 2,572 White Mountain Lake 1 0 2,205 Whiteriver 1 0 4,104 Wickenburg 4 8.8 8,123 Willcox 1 0 3,202 Williams 1 0.2 3,463 Williamson 3 2.8 5,438 Willow Valley 1 0.1 1,062 Window Rock 1 0 2,712 Winslow 1 0 8,517 Y Youngtown 6 22 6,919 Yuma 1 0.1 100,858
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .