Aircraft noise in Idaho towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 92 Idaho towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 2; 9 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 40
- 2–3 Minor: 29
- 4–5 Moderate: 14
- 6–7 Major: 8
- 8–9 Severe: 1
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City | 6 | 25 | 235,421 |
| Meridian | 7 | 31 | 134,801 |
| Nampa | 7 | 45 | 114,268 |
| Caldwell | 9 | 206 | 68,336 |
| Idaho Falls | 4 | 4.9 | 68,001 |
| Pocatello | 1 | 0 | 58,064 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 5 | 8.2 | 56,894 |
| Twin Falls | 3 | 2.3 | 54,943 |
| Post Falls | 4 | 4.9 | 44,798 |
| Rexburg | 2 | 1.0 | 39,975 |
| Lewiston | 1 | 0 | 34,836 |
| Eagle | 6 | 16 | 32,319 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier | 1 | 0.2 | 2,715 |
| Sugar City | 1 | 0.2 | 2,115 |
| Paul | 1 | 0.2 | 1,725 |
| Spirit Lake | 1 | 0.3 | 2,479 |
| Dover | 1 | 0.4 | 1,091 |
| Rupert | 2 | 0.5 | 6,324 |
| Shoshone | 2 | 0.5 | 1,725 |
| Glenns Ferry | 2 | 0.5 | 1,304 |
| Payette | 2 | 0.7 | 8,636 |
| Fruitland | 2 | 0.7 | 6,879 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | 9 | 206 | 68,336 |
| Nampa | 7 | 45 | 114,268 |
| Hayden | 7 | 37 | 16,422 |
| Meridian | 7 | 31 | 134,801 |
| Kuna | 6 | 30 | 28,050 |
| Garden City | 6 | 27 | 12,784 |
| Boise City | 6 | 25 | 235,421 |
| Ucon | 6 | 18 | 1,235 |
| Eagle | 6 | 16 | 32,319 |
| Rigby | 5 | 13 | 5,577 |
All Idaho towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 1,843 |
| American Falls | 1 | 0 | 4,781 |
| Ammon | 4 | 2.8 | 19,617 |
| B | |||
| Bellevue | 2 | 1.9 | 2,575 |
| Blackfoot | 1 | 0.1 | 12,999 |
| Boise City | 6 | 25 | 235,421 |
| Bonners Ferry | 1 | 0 | 2,697 |
| Buhl | 2 | 1.1 | 4,715 |
| Burley | 3 | 1.3 | 12,146 |
| C | |||
| Caldwell | 9 | 206 | 68,336 |
| Cascade | 1 | 0 | 1,012 |
| Chubbuck | 1 | 0 | 16,362 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 5 | 8.2 | 56,894 |
| D | |||
| Dalton Gardens | 4 | 5.1 | 2,513 |
| Dover | 1 | 0.4 | 1,091 |
| Driggs | 4 | 6.4 | 2,263 |
| E | |||
| Eagle | 6 | 16 | 32,319 |
| Emmett | 3 | 2.0 | 8,492 |
| F | |||
| Filer | 3 | 2.5 | 2,951 |
| Fort Hall | 1 | 0.1 | 3,201 |
| Franklin | 1 | 0.2 | 1,120 |
| Fruitland | 2 | 0.7 | 6,879 |
| G | |||
| Garden City | 6 | 27 | 12,784 |
| Genesee | 1 | 0 | 1,075 |
| Glenns Ferry | 2 | 0.5 | 1,304 |
| Gooding | 3 | 2.2 | 3,802 |
| Grangeville | 1 | 0 | 3,617 |
| H | |||
| Hailey | 1 | 0.2 | 9,824 |
| Hansen | 2 | 1.1 | 1,112 |
| Hayden | 7 | 37 | 16,422 |
| Heyburn | 3 | 1.3 | 3,726 |
| Hidden Springs | 3 | 2.4 | 2,280 |
| Homedale | 4 | 6.9 | 3,144 |
| I | |||
| Idaho Falls | 4 | 4.9 | 68,001 |
| Iona | 3 | 2.5 | 3,105 |
| J | |||
| Jerome | 3 | 1.9 | 13,135 |
| K | |||
| Kamiah | 1 | 0 | 1,186 |
| Kellogg | 1 | 0.2 | 2,450 |
| Ketchum | 1 | 0 | 3,611 |
| Kimberly | 3 | 1.7 | 5,359 |
| Kootenai | 4 | 5.6 | 1,054 |
| Kuna | 6 | 30 | 28,050 |
| L | |||
| Lapwai | 1 | 0 | 1,205 |
| Lewiston | 1 | 0 | 34,836 |
| Lincoln | 3 | 2.8 | 3,647 |
| M | |||
| Malad City | 1 | 0 | 2,344 |
| Marsing | 3 | 2.3 | 1,256 |
| McCall | 1 | 0 | 4,066 |
| Meridian | 7 | 31 | 134,801 |
| Middleton | 4 | 8.3 | 11,016 |
| Montpelier | 1 | 0.2 | 2,715 |
| Moreland | 1 | 0 | 1,278 |
| Moscow | 4 | 1.8 | 26,387 |
| Mountain Home | 3 | 2.1 | 16,703 |
| Mountain Home AFB | 1 | 0.2 | 3,238 |
| Moyie Springs | 1 | 0 | 1,080 |
| N | |||
| Nampa | 7 | 45 | 114,268 |
| New Plymouth | 2 | 0.7 | 1,566 |
| O | |||
| Orofino | 1 | 0 | 3,313 |
| Osburn | 1 | 0.1 | 1,659 |
| P | |||
| Parma | 3 | 2.9 | 2,149 |
| Paul | 1 | 0.2 | 1,725 |
| Payette | 2 | 0.7 | 8,636 |
| Pinehurst | 1 | 0.3 | 1,780 |
| Plummer | 1 | 0.1 | 1,113 |
| Pocatello | 1 | 0 | 58,064 |
| Ponderay | 4 | 5.9 | 1,956 |
| Post Falls | 4 | 4.9 | 44,798 |
| Preston | 1 | 0.2 | 6,112 |
| Priest River | 1 | 0 | 1,804 |
| R | |||
| Rathdrum | 4 | 5.0 | 11,580 |
| Rexburg | 2 | 1.0 | 39,975 |
| Rigby | 5 | 13 | 5,577 |
| Robie Creek | 2 | 1.4 | 1,162 |
| Rupert | 2 | 0.5 | 6,324 |
| S | |||
| Salmon | 1 | 0 | 3,295 |
| Sandpoint | 3 | 2.0 | 10,024 |
| Shelley | 2 | 1.2 | 5,182 |
| Shoshone | 2 | 0.5 | 1,725 |
| Soda Springs | 1 | 0 | 3,171 |
| Spirit Lake | 1 | 0.3 | 2,479 |
| St. Anthony | 1 | 0 | 4,025 |
| St. Maries | 1 | 0 | 2,473 |
| Star | 4 | 4.7 | 16,333 |
| Sugar City | 1 | 0.2 | 2,115 |
| Sun Valley | 1 | 0 | 1,771 |
| T | |||
| Twin Falls | 3 | 2.3 | 54,943 |
| U | |||
| Ucon | 6 | 18 | 1,235 |
| V | |||
| Victor | 1 | 0.2 | 2,285 |
| W | |||
| Weiser | 1 | 0 | 6,056 |
| Wendell | 2 | 1.0 | 3,010 |
| Wilder | 3 | 2.0 | 1,685 |