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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 212 Colorado towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3; 55 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Denver 8 98 716,577 Colorado Springs 4 8.2 488,664 Aurora 8 80 395,052 Fort Collins 5 10 170,376 Lakewood 5 12 155,961 Thornton 8 76 144,922 Arvada 4 8.7 121,414 Westminster 8 77 114,875 Greeley 4 5.5 112,609 Pueblo 4 7.3 111,077 Centennial 10 361 106,883 Boulder 5 16 105,898
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Walsenburg 1 0.1 3,085 Salida 1 0.2 5,900 Deer Trail 1 0.3 1,513 Georgetown 1 0.3 1,257 Fowler 1 0.3 1,211 Idaho Springs 2 0.4 1,708 Fort Morgan 2 0.6 11,564 Paonia 2 0.7 1,459 Coal Creek 2 0.8 2,400 Towaoc 2 0.8 1,087
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Meridian 10 370 2,970 Centennial 10 361 106,883 Inverness 10 262 1,532 Cherry Creek 9 182 11,120 Dove Valley 9 179 5,243 Commerce City 9 172 68,245 Lone Tree 8 116 14,063 Derby 8 104 7,685 Denver 8 98 716,577 Lafayette 8 90 30,439
All Colorado towns
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Town Score Loud / day People A Acres Green 6 17 3,007 Air Force Academy 6 34 6,680 Akron 1 0.2 1,772 Alamosa 1 0 9,883 Alamosa East 1 0 1,458 Applewood 4 8.1 7,160 Aristocrat Ranchettes 7 37 1,344 Arvada 4 8.7 121,414 Aspen 1 0 6,612 Ault 3 3.4 2,666 Aurora 8 80 395,052 Avon 1 0 5,954 B Basalt 1 0 4,005 Battlement Mesa 1 0 4,471 Bayfield 1 0 2,872 Bennett 6 30 3,549 Berkley 6 25 11,207 Berthoud 5 13 13,238 Black Forest 5 11 13,116 Boulder 5 16 105,898 Breckenridge 1 0 4,940 Brighton 4 7.6 42,477 Broomfield 6 21 76,860 Brush 1 0.1 5,268 Buena Vista 3 2.0 3,080 Burlington 1 0 3,128 Byers 5 8.6 1,160 C Carbondale 1 0 6,708 Cascade-Chipita Park 3 2.7 1,655 Castle Pines 6 31 14,747 Castle Rock 7 38 81,415 Cañon City 1 0 17,241 Cedaredge 1 0 2,410 Centennial 10 361 106,883 Center 1 0 1,924 Cherry Creek 9 182 11,120 Cherry Hills Village 6 30 6,273 Cimarron Hills 8 59 16,161 Clifton 4 7.6 19,889 Coal Creek 2 0.8 2,400 Colorado City 2 1.4 2,193 Colorado Springs 4 8.2 488,664 Columbine 4 6.4 24,280 Columbine Valley 4 8.0 1,677 Commerce City 9 172 68,245 Cortez 4 5.8 9,033 Craig 1 0.2 9,049 Crested Butte 1 0 1,658 Cripple Creek 1 0.1 1,117 D Dacono 5 18 6,595 Dakota Ridge 4 8.3 32,005 Deer Trail 1 0.3 1,513 Del Norte 1 0 1,413 Delta 1 0 9,599 Denver 8 98 716,577 Derby 8 104 7,685 Dillon 1 0 1,016 Dove Valley 9 179 5,243 Durango 1 0 19,534 E Eagle 1 0 7,391 Eaton 3 3.4 5,832 Edgewater 6 24 4,882 Edwards 1 0 10,266 El Jebel 1 0 3,801 Elizabeth 6 24 2,477 Ellicott 4 6.8 1,131 Englewood 6 18 34,275 Erie 7 38 35,269 Estes Park 2 0.2 5,824 Evans 4 5.4 22,326 Evergreen 2 1.7 9,038 F Fairmount 5 9.3 7,559 Federal Heights 7 61 13,943 Firestone 5 11 18,589 Florence 1 0.2 3,862 Fort Carson 6 13 13,813 Fort Collins 5 10 170,376 Fort Lupton 6 33 9,447 Fort Morgan 2 0.6 11,564 Fountain 7 40 28,489 Fowler 1 0.3 1,211 Fraser 1 0 1,456 Frederick 6 21 17,676 Frisco 1 0 2,763 Fruita 3 2.7 13,816 Fruitvale 5 9.1 7,675 G Genesee 3 2.6 3,609 Georgetown 1 0.3 1,257 Gilcrest 5 11 1,020 Glendale 7 40 4,447 Gleneagle 5 10 6,611 Glenwood Springs 1 0 10,250 Golden 4 5.7 20,242 Granby 1 0 2,256 Grand Junction 3 3.5 69,412 Greeley 4 5.5 112,609 Greenwood Village 6 29 15,205 Gunbarrel 6 19 9,263 Gunnison 1 0 6,815 Gypsum 1 0 8,833 H Hayden 1 0.2 1,919 Highlands Ranch 6 20 96,713 Holly Hills 7 55 2,521 Holyoke 1 0 2,295 Hudson 7 36 1,617 I Idaho Springs 2 0.4 1,708 Indian Hills 2 1.8 1,280 Inverness 10 262 1,532 J Johnstown 4 8.4 19,511 Julesburg 1 0 1,238 K Keenesburg 6 30 2,050 Ken Caryl 4 6.5 32,438 Kersey 4 6.4 1,491 Keystone 1 0.1 1,079 Kittredge 3 2.1 1,304 Kremmling 1 0 1,445 L La Junta 1 0 7,033 La Salle 4 5.4 2,301 Lafayette 8 90 30,439 Lakewood 5 12 155,961 Lamar 1 0 7,525 Laporte 2 1.2 2,450 Las Animas 1 0 2,374 Leadville 1 0.1 2,628 Leadville North 1 0.1 1,794 Limon 2 1.6 2,002 Lincoln Park 1 0.1 3,546 Littleton 5 12 44,451 Lochbuie 8 75 8,336 Loma 2 1.5 1,293 Lone Tree 8 116 14,063 Longmont 6 27 98,630 Louisville 6 31 20,390 Loveland 3 2.8 79,352 Lyons 2 1.0 2,151 M Mancos 1 0.3 1,248 Manitou Springs 3 3.4 4,622 Mead 5 11 6,450 Meeker 1 0 2,368 Meridian 10 370 2,970 Milliken 4 7.4 9,084 Monte Vista 1 0 4,070 Montrose 1 0 21,333 Monument 4 5.6 12,088 Mountain Village 1 0.2 1,230 N Nederland 2 1.0 1,488 New Castle 1 0 4,866 Niwot 6 21 4,006 Northglenn 6 19 38,164 O Olathe 1 0 1,962 Orchard City 1 0 3,251 Orchard Mesa 3 2.2 6,836 Ordway 1 0 1,074 P Pagosa Springs 1 0 1,773 Palisade 2 0.6 2,602 Palmer Lake 2 1.0 2,587 Paonia 2 0.7 1,459 Parachute 1 0 1,365 Parker 7 60 62,743 Penrose 1 0.4 3,582 Perry Park 3 3.3 1,646 Pierce 3 4.1 1,080 Platteville 5 14 2,898 Poncha Springs 1 0.2 1,287 Ponderosa Park 6 25 3,232 Pueblo 4 7.3 111,077 Pueblo West 3 2.0 29,637 R Rangely 1 0 2,286 Redlands 3 2.1 8,685 Ridgway 1 0 1,247 Rifle 1 0 10,563 Rocky Ford 1 0.2 3,819 Roxborough Park 3 3.9 9,099 S Salida 1 0.2 5,900 Security-Widefield 7 41 32,882 Severance 3 3.9 10,820 Shaw Heights 7 65 5,116 Sheridan 5 9.9 5,908 Sherrelwood 8 87 18,287 Silt 1 0 3,697 Silverthorne 1 0 4,940 Snowmass Village 1 0 3,011 Springfield 1 0 1,290 Steamboat Springs 3 2.4 13,508 Sterling 1 0 12,954 Stonegate 7 56 8,962 Strasburg 6 23 2,447 Stratmoor 4 6.4 6,900 Superior 8 85 13,361 T Telluride 1 0.1 2,525 The Pinery 7 58 10,517 Thornton 8 76 144,922 Timnath 4 5.3 9,991 Todd Creek 4 4.7 3,768 Towaoc 2 0.8 1,087 Trinidad 1 0 8,216 Twin Lakes 7 56 6,101 U Upper Bear Creek 2 1.3 1,059 V Vail 1 0 4,521 W Walsenburg 1 0.1 3,085 Welby 8 88 14,846 Wellington 3 2.0 12,078 West Pleasant View 4 7.6 3,840 Westminster 8 77 114,875 Wheat Ridge 5 10 31,804 Wiggins 3 0.4 1,796 Windsor 4 8.6 40,349 Winter Park 1 0.1 1,149 Woodland Park 2 1.5 7,873 Woodmoor 3 4.0 8,741 Wray 1 0 2,315 Y Yuma 1 0 3,401
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .