Aircraft noise in Delaware towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 52 Delaware towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3.5; 9 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 1
- 2–3 Minor: 25
- 4–5 Moderate: 17
- 6–7 Major: 8
- 8–9 Severe: 1
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 6 | 20 | 71,675 |
| Dover | 4 | 3.6 | 39,894 |
| Newark | 4 | 5.8 | 30,169 |
| Middletown | 3 | 3.6 | 25,022 |
| Bear | 4 | 8.0 | 19,371 |
| Brookside | 5 | 12 | 14,353 |
| Glasgow | 4 | 9.1 | 14,303 |
| Hockessin | 5 | 10 | 13,527 |
| Milford | 3 | 2.0 | 13,289 |
| Smyrna | 4 | 6.9 | 13,277 |
| Pike Creek Valley | 5 | 9.3 | 11,217 |
| Seaford | 2 | 0.4 | 8,735 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Neck | 1 | 0.4 | 1,980 |
| Laurel | 2 | 0.4 | 4,275 |
| Ocean View | 2 | 0.5 | 2,937 |
| Millville | 2 | 0.6 | 2,049 |
| Delmar | 2 | 0.8 | 2,216 |
| Millsboro | 2 | 0.9 | 7,637 |
| Selbyville | 2 | 1.0 | 3,184 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 2 | 1.2 | 1,220 |
| Bethany Beach | 2 | 1.7 | 1,059 |
| Bridgeville | 3 | 1.2 | 2,829 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claymont | 8 | 114 | 8,253 |
| Wilmington Manor | 7 | 57 | 7,889 |
| Bellefonte | 6 | 26 | 1,233 |
| New Castle | 6 | 26 | 5,549 |
| Cheswold | 6 | 26 | 2,257 |
| Edgemoor | 6 | 23 | 5,677 |
| Elsmere | 6 | 21 | 6,157 |
| Wilmington | 6 | 20 | 71,675 |
| Greenville | 6 | 17 | 2,326 |
| Delaware City | 5 | 13 | 1,905 |
All Delaware towns
B C D E F G H K L M N O P R S T W
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | |||
| Bear | 4 | 8.0 | 19,371 |
| Bellefonte | 6 | 26 | 1,233 |
| Bethany Beach | 2 | 1.7 | 1,059 |
| Blades | 2 | 0.5 | 1,295 |
| Bridgeville | 3 | 1.2 | 2,829 |
| Brookside | 5 | 12 | 14,353 |
| C | |||
| Camden | 3 | 1.5 | 4,188 |
| Cheswold | 6 | 26 | 2,257 |
| Claymont | 8 | 114 | 8,253 |
| Clayton | 4 | 6.7 | 4,399 |
| D | |||
| Delaware City | 5 | 13 | 1,905 |
| Delmar | 2 | 0.8 | 2,216 |
| Dover | 4 | 3.6 | 39,894 |
| Dover Base Housing | 5 | 8.9 | 3,450 |
| E | |||
| Edgemoor | 6 | 23 | 5,677 |
| Elsmere | 6 | 21 | 6,157 |
| F | |||
| Felton | 3 | 2.0 | 1,356 |
| Frederica | 4 | 4.6 | 1,116 |
| G | |||
| Georgetown | 4 | 6.9 | 7,873 |
| Glasgow | 4 | 9.1 | 14,303 |
| Greenville | 6 | 17 | 2,326 |
| Greenwood | 3 | 2.2 | 1,089 |
| H | |||
| Harrington | 3 | 2.1 | 3,860 |
| Highland Acres | 3 | 2.7 | 3,459 |
| Hockessin | 5 | 10 | 13,527 |
| K | |||
| Kent Acres | 3 | 3.4 | 1,890 |
| L | |||
| Laurel | 2 | 0.4 | 4,275 |
| Lewes | 5 | 1.9 | 3,604 |
| Long Neck | 1 | 0.4 | 1,980 |
| M | |||
| Middletown | 3 | 3.6 | 25,022 |
| Milford | 3 | 2.0 | 13,289 |
| Millsboro | 2 | 0.9 | 7,637 |
| Millville | 2 | 0.6 | 2,049 |
| Milton | 3 | 2.1 | 3,675 |
| N | |||
| New Castle | 6 | 26 | 5,549 |
| Newark | 4 | 5.8 | 30,169 |
| North Star | 4 | 5.3 | 7,980 |
| O | |||
| Ocean View | 2 | 0.5 | 2,937 |
| P | |||
| Pike Creek | 4 | 7.7 | 7,898 |
| Pike Creek Valley | 5 | 9.3 | 11,217 |
| R | |||
| Rehoboth Beach | 2 | 1.2 | 1,220 |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | 3 | 2.9 | 3,391 |
| Riverview | 3 | 1.9 | 2,456 |
| Rodney Village | 3 | 2.3 | 1,487 |
| S | |||
| Seaford | 2 | 0.4 | 8,735 |
| Selbyville | 2 | 1.0 | 3,184 |
| Smyrna | 4 | 6.9 | 13,277 |
| T | |||
| Townsend | 3 | 3.3 | 2,832 |
| W | |||
| Wilmington | 6 | 20 | 71,675 |
| Wilmington Manor | 7 | 57 | 7,889 |
| Woodside East | 4 | 1.7 | 2,316 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 1.5 | 1,868 |