Aircraft noise in Illinois towns

NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 682 Illinois towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3; 189 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).

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Largest cities

TownScoreLoud / dayPeople
Chicago91302,664,452
Aurora622177,563
Joliet748150,489
Naperville516150,245
Rockford612146,120
Elgin884113,310
Springfield21.4112,544
Peoria57.6110,460
Champaign33.489,189
Waukegan46.787,642
Cicero74281,004
Bloomington44.078,587

Quietest towns

Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).

TownScoreLoud / dayPeople
Marshall10.13,879
Steeleville10.11,890
Thomson10.11,601
Dwight10.24,034
Fulton10.23,567
Westville10.23,054
Galva10.22,414
Henry10.22,312
Altamont10.22,188
Roanoke10.21,934

Noisiest towns

TownScoreLoud / dayPeople
Wood Dale1074113,774
Rosemont106653,766
Schiller Park1055811,164
Norridge1053114,620
Bensenville1052518,352
Itasca105199,346
Harwood Heights104558,632
Elk Grove Village1045531,350
Park Ridge1042637,897
Hanover Park1040836,165

All Illinois towns

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

TownScoreLoud / dayPeople
A
Abingdon102,851
Addison87635,167
Albers33.31,117
Albion101,871
Aledo20.33,569
Algonquin61930,134
Alsip86118,198
Altamont10.22,188
Alton33.125,006
Amboy10.12,236
Andalusia31.91,159
Anna30.34,136
Antioch44.714,833
Arcola20.42,890
Arlington Heights916674,495
Arthur10.52,251
Ashland10.11,177
Assumption20.41,113
Athens20.51,907
Atlanta30.81,637
Atwood20.51,099
Auburn10.14,444
Aurora622177,563
Aviston21.42,422
B
Bannockburn7451,005
Barrington51410,476
Barrington Hills45.14,018
Barry10.21,262
Bartlett1029539,992
Bartonville6235,779
Batavia61826,235
Beach Park63614,057
Beardstown105,749
Beecher21.64,687
Belleville33.840,726
Bellevue5141,839
Bellwood1030817,890
Belvidere58.925,297
Bement20.91,468
Benld10.41,419
Bensenville1052518,352
Benton20.76,598
Berkeley102805,089
Berwyn74354,414
Bethalto48.59,170
Bethany30.41,205
Big Rock6261,084
Bloomingdale1035422,298
Bloomington44.078,587
Blue Island62021,494
Blue Mound20.51,089
Bolingbrook62374,088
Boulder Hill48.28,108
Bourbonnais21.818,042
Bradley21.115,263
Braidwood20.76,173
Breese21.04,600
Bridgeport101,704
Bridgeview921016,324
Brighton20.62,166
Broadview91967,762
Brookfield917318,591
Buffalo Grove89542,482
Bull Valley6191,113
Bunker Hill10.41,596
Burbank914728,164
Burnham7483,869
Burr Ridge88311,023
Bushnell102,673
Byron6193,772
C
Cahokia Heights810017,114
Cairo10.21,558
Calumet City51434,358
Calumet Park6236,685
Cambria20.61,769
Cambridge20.42,047
Camp Point10.41,114
Campton Hills75510,795
Canton20.512,875
Capron32.51,395
Carbon Cliff21.41,792
Carbondale20.521,592
Carlinville10.15,531
Carlyle20.63,197
Carmi104,688
Carol Stream62938,966
Carpentersville51437,099
Carrier Mills10.11,605
Carrollton102,394
Carterville20.75,808
Carthage102,441
Cary58.617,977
Casey10.22,350
Caseyville48.34,359
Catlin20.41,924
Central City10.21,076
Centralia20.511,848
Cerro Gordo32.11,306
Champaign33.489,189
Channahon59.914,138
Channel Lake33.91,664
Charleston21.217,028
Chatham10.314,525
Chatsworth101,161
Chebanse32.21,013
Chenoa20.71,692
Cherry Valley6152,864
Chester10.46,732
Chicago91302,664,452
Chicago Heights33.926,184
Chicago Ridge86313,834
Chillicothe21.25,977
Chrisman20.71,274
Christopher10.22,637
Cicero74281,004
Clarendon Hills8638,562
Clifton20.61,304
Clinton20.66,898
Coal City20.85,784
Coal Valley5133,816
Cobden20.41,035
Colchester101,090
Collinsville51523,779
Colona32.54,977
Columbia45.910,933
Cortland7674,488
Country Club Hills73816,013
Countryside91256,147
Crainville20.81,473
Crest Hill89120,118
Crestwood86610,387
Crete32.08,316
Creve Coeur33.54,828
Crystal Lake51640,861
Crystal Lawns7501,872
Cuba101,140
D
Danvers20.71,070
Danville10.428,206
Darien86121,698
Davis Junction6112,537
De Pue10.11,588
De Soto21.71,381
DeKalb51540,211
Decatur21.768,670
Deer Park6233,628
Deerfield88118,884
Delavan20.51,541
Des Plaines916158,010
Diamond20.72,682
Divernon10.21,114
Dixmoor6172,895
Dixon20.415,096
Dolton51620,410
Downers Grove62949,706
Downs32.61,177
Du Quoin10.25,694
Dunlap31.91,576
Dupo47.13,821
Durand20.61,371
Dwight10.24,034
E
Earlville10.41,597
East Alton31.85,639
East Dubuque10.41,485
East Dundee81053,115
East Hazel Crest7341,232
East Moline21.220,806
East Peoria43.622,012
East St. Louis74217,642
Edinburg20.61,057
Edwardsville33.626,698
Effingham51.912,258
El Paso20.62,735
Elburn6336,559
Eldorado10.13,607
Elgin884113,310
Elk Grove Village1045531,350
Elmhurst89045,336
Elmwood21.32,008
Elmwood Park88523,369
Elwood34.22,199
Erie10.11,485
Eureka20.45,186
Evanston73575,070
Evergreen Park811219,010
F
Fairbury10.23,574
Fairfield10.14,738
Fairmont6242,459
Fairmont City5142,174
Fairview Heights45.616,125
Farmer City20.51,811
Farmington21.02,303
Fisher20.62,001
Flora10.14,711
Flossmoor6279,252
Ford Heights5141,731
Forest Lake5161,659
Forest Park811413,660
Forrest10.11,023
Forreston21.01,410
Forsyth21.03,639
Fox Lake33.210,805
Fox Lake Hills34.62,591
Fox River Grove46.64,619
Frankfort33.020,907
Frankfort Square33.79,276
Franklin Park914617,871
Freeburg32.74,501
Freeport20.523,136
Fulton10.23,567
G
Gages Lake59.710,198
Galena10.13,250
Galesburg1029,130
Galva10.22,414
Gardner20.41,363
Geneseo20.66,525
Geneva87921,129
Genoa33.35,437
Georgetown10.23,026
Germantown21.61,369
Germantown Hills31.83,440
Gibson City10.13,396
Gilberts8698,772
Gillespie10.43,112
Gilman10.11,678
Girard10.11,747
Glen Carbon58.713,868
Glen Ellyn73828,347
Glencoe6308,570
Glendale Heights73832,409
Glenview916346,904
Glenwood7518,268
Godfrey32.717,597
Goreville10.21,060
Grandview31.61,374
Grandwood Park45.95,202
Granite City62626,908
Grant Park21.21,280
Granville10.31,319
Grayslake51220,954
Grayville101,496
Green Oaks59.74,060
Greenfield101,017
Greenup10.31,342
Greenville20.76,979
Gridley20.41,434
Griggsville101,060
Gurnee61730,193
H
Hainesville5103,489
Hamilton102,689
Hampshire59.18,086
Hampton21.31,738
Hanna City32.71,236
Hanover Park1040836,165
Harrisburg107,907
Harristown30.91,266
Hartford32.31,157
Harvard32.39,356
Harvey62319,397
Harwood Heights104558,632
Havana10.12,827
Hawthorn Woods5129,373
Hazel Crest73912,771
Hebron32.41,387
Henry10.22,312
Heritage Lake20.41,520
Herrin20.812,178
Herscher10.41,488
Heyworth43.82,864
Hickory Hills916913,884
Highland31.79,961
Highland Park75930,272
Highwood6325,304
Hillcrest32.91,213
Hillsboro20.35,773
Hillside92287,923
Hinckley48.91,971
Hinsdale89417,297
Hodgkins81131,464
Hoffman Estates61850,179
Holiday Shores31.92,882
Homer20.61,035
Homer Glen63224,546
Hometown8664,138
Homewood75218,540
Hoopeston20.14,731
Hudson21.31,747
Huntley61728,269
I
Ina20.61,653
Indian Head Park81133,900
Ingalls Park6203,314
Inverness58.97,302
Island Lake45.57,992
Itasca105199,346
J
Jacksonville1017,237
Jerome21.41,644
Jerseyville20.48,263
Johnsburg45.96,384
Johnston City10.43,308
Joliet748150,489
Jonesboro10.21,643
Justice916212,081
K
Kankakee46.223,503
Kenilworth91592,401
Kewanee10.312,222
Kildeer6324,377
Kincaid10.21,312
Kingston32.01,089
Kirkland31.61,618
Knollwood5101,747
Knoxville102,815
L
La Grange914615,667
La Grange Park919913,011
La Harpe101,152
LaSalle20.49,432
Lacon31.51,859
Ladd10.21,400
Lake Barrington5155,092
Lake Bluff59.45,534
Lake Camelot46.61,686
Lake Catherine34.71,379
Lake Forest62419,354
Lake Holiday32.44,761
Lake Summerset20.72,048
Lake Villa45.78,625
Lake Zurich62019,676
Lake in the Hills62428,661
Lake of the Woods21.02,912
Lakemoor46.76,338
Lakewood6184,267
Lakewood Shores21.01,347
Lanark10.11,466
Lansing51227,713
Lawrenceville104,245
Le Roy21.43,467
Lebanon44.84,571
Leland Grove21.41,413
Lemont74717,575
Lena102,665
Lewistown10.11,964
Lexington32.42,074
Libertyville51420,332
Lily Lake7521,041
Limestone40.91,522
Lincoln20.813,072
Lincolnshire7407,912
Lincolnwood1029812,872
Lindenhurst47.014,339
Lisle51423,222
Litchfield20.46,614
Lockport73526,537
Lombard85943,779
Long Creek32.81,219
Long Grove6328,263
Long Lake34.63,515
Louisville10.11,119
Loves Park33.123,335
Lovington20.61,024
Lynwood7519,025
Lyons913510,304
M
Machesney Park32.422,630
Mackinaw20.71,845
Macomb1014,849
Macon10.31,130
Madison6253,065
Mahomet20.810,273
Malta34.01,132
Manhattan33.810,547
Manito20.81,481
Manteno21.09,178
Maple Park5121,478
Marengo33.57,608
Marion20.816,852
Marissa20.61,752
Markham63111,129
Maroa20.51,530
Marquette Heights5122,490
Marseilles31.04,773
Marshall10.13,879
Martinsville10.31,086
Maryville5118,316
Mascoutah5148,916
Mason City10.21,981
Matteson33.518,293
Mattoon21.216,560
Maywood921922,880
McHenry46.828,251
McLeansboro10.12,610
Melrose Park916923,666
Mendota20.36,929
Merrionette Park7421,886
Metamora20.53,871
Metropolis31.85,782
Midlothian73813,675
Milan6164,968
Milford101,114
Milledgeville10.11,002
Millstadt48.43,943
Minier41.01,135
Minonk10.31,902
Minooka51412,879
Mitchell33.41,356
Mokena62919,759
Moline32.341,965
Momence20.93,031
Monee32.25,097
Monmouth10.18,567
Montgomery47.521,955
Monticello20.86,018
Morris59.714,508
Morrison10.13,981
Morton32.017,469
Morton Grove74624,131
Mount Carmel106,751
Mount Carroll10.11,441
Mount Morris31.72,809
Mount Olive10.31,961
Mount Prospect920854,298
Mount Pulaski20.41,511
Mount Sterling10.12,016
Mount Vernon21.214,247
Mount Zion21.55,878
Moweaqua10.21,727
Mundelein59.131,790
Murphysboro20.86,963
N
Naperville516150,245
Nashville10.23,013
Neoga20.81,375
New Athens21.21,873
New Baden34.53,364
New Berlin10.11,352
New Lenox62128,047
Newton10.12,743
Niles88629,513
Nokomis10.12,091
Normal32.852,618
Norridge1053114,620
Norris City101,105
North Aurora51219,022
North Barrington5103,105
North Chicago46.230,416
North Pekin5141,439
North Riverside91387,071
North Utica10.31,332
Northbrook914533,977
Northfield7445,543
Northlake1026812,270
O
O'Fallon57.531,968
Oak Brook8628,049
Oak Forest62626,199
Oak Lawn87155,734
Oak Park73852,055
Oakbrook Terrace7532,690
Oakwood10.21,284
Oakwood Hills5112,053
Oblong101,345
Oglesby20.33,639
Okawville21.51,351
Olney20.18,512
Olympia Fields5154,530
Onarga10.11,283
Oquawka10.21,078
Oregon57.43,566
Orion32.31,727
Orland Hills6296,578
Orland Park73257,074
Oswego46.037,074
Ottawa20.618,752
P
Palatine73664,869
Palestine10.11,203
Palos Heights74511,515
Palos Hills74417,759
Palos Park6214,765
Pana20.55,049
Paris30.48,039
Park City45.87,842
Park Forest32.320,763
Park Ridge1042637,897
Pawnee10.22,696
Paxton10.24,348
Payson10.21,000
Pecatonica32.32,042
Pekin43.631,126
Peoria57.6110,460
Peoria Heights45.95,747
Peotone32.14,187
Peru20.79,780
Petersburg10.32,197
Philo31.91,345
Phoenix6171,627
Pinckneyville10.14,995
Pingree Grove62711,137
Pistakee Highlands34.43,454
Pittsfield104,072
Plainfield51447,448
Plano34.712,676
Polo20.72,252
Pontiac20.511,010
Pontoon Beach5155,804
Poplar Grove58.85,129
Port Barrington5121,567
Port Byron20.41,627
Posen6205,334
Prairie Grove5111,947
Prestbury5171,722
Preston Heights5172,575
Princeton10.27,700
Princeville21.41,609
Prophetstown10.11,904
Prospect Heights919115,334
Q
Quincy10.238,803
R
Rantoul21.511,956
Red Bud20.63,750
Richmond32.92,114
Richton Park32.312,322
River Forest810311,227
River Grove913710,282
Riverdale51310,159
Riverside81078,845
Riverton20.83,475
Riverwoods7533,737
Roanoke10.21,934
Robbins7334,493
Robinson107,010
Rochelle31.99,319
Rochester20.83,899
Rock Falls108,600
Rock Island58.936,132
Rockdale7351,972
Rockford612146,120
Rockton43.87,768
Rolling Meadows75323,329
Rome31.81,738
Romeoville63540,955
Roodhouse101,516
Roscoe33.310,843
Roselle1037322,508
Rosemont106653,766
Rosewood Heights47.14,038
Rossville101,176
Round Lake49.418,430
Round Lake Beach45.026,783
Round Lake Heights34.52,575
Round Lake Park5107,724
Roxana34.11,413
Royalton20.51,043
Rushville102,923
S
Salem20.97,056
Sandoval10.21,127
Sandwich33.27,212
Sauk Village46.49,491
Savanna20.92,712
Savoy6208,891
Schaumburg61875,750
Schiller Park1055811,164
Scott AFB7123,612
Seneca21.02,311
Sesser10.11,857
Shelbyville20.84,560
Sheridan31.42,418
Sherman32.34,599
Shiloh47.514,736
Shorewood85718,369
Sidney21.11,164
Silvis41.97,896
Skokie73564,937
Sleepy Hollow81083,131
Smithton33.83,900
Somonauk32.11,760
South Barrington81074,974
South Beloit33.07,893
South Chicago Heights33.63,835
South Elgin912724,277
South Holland51620,483
South Jacksonville103,213
South Roxana32.51,854
Southern View21.11,552
Sparta21.34,024
Spring Grove32.85,512
Spring Valley20.65,442
Springfield21.4112,544
St. Anne20.81,129
St. Charles89032,654
St. Elmo10.21,245
St. Jacob33.21,369
St. Joseph20.93,677
Staunton20.54,951
Steeleville10.11,890
Steger32.79,283
Sterling10.114,508
Stickney91286,803
Stillman Valley5101,060
Stockton10.11,695
Stone Park92384,402
Streamwood62737,780
Streator10.412,269
Sugar Grove81009,210
Sullivan10.34,272
Summit914910,616
Sumner102,596
Swansea46.114,472
Sycamore51218,682
T
Taylorville20.710,247
Teutopolis21.11,663
The Galena Territory10.11,058
Third Lake46.91,097
Thomson10.11,601
Thornton6262,273
Tilton10.32,566
Tinley Park63053,886
Toledo10.11,137
Tolono45.03,482
Toluca10.21,334
Toulon10.11,152
Tower Lakes59.81,200
Tremont33.02,243
Trenton32.82,642
Troy34.211,209
Tuscola21.44,614
Twin Grove21.21,564
U
University Park31.97,002
Urbana58.938,209
V
Valmeyer32.01,212
Vandalia20.47,358
Venetian Village45.82,826
Venice8861,457
Vernon Hills86526,677
Vienna10.11,343
Villa Grove20.92,440
Villa Park87121,727
Virden10.13,167
Virginia101,458
Volo46.87,016
W
Wadsworth47.83,459
Walnut101,279
Warren101,298
Warrensburg21.01,084
Warrenville51115,027
Warsaw101,473
Washburn10.31,020
Washington21.515,833
Washington Park6182,493
Waterloo32.311,144
Waterman34.61,421
Watseka20.14,510
Wauconda47.613,891
Waukegan46.787,642
Waverly10.11,158
Wayne92332,246
West Chicago916425,116
West Dundee7317,878
West Frankfort20.57,145
West Peoria5114,152
Westchester918016,094
Western Springs913613,290
Westmont74523,933
Westville10.23,054
Wheaton57.552,938
Wheeling919937,725
White Hall102,201
Williamsville32.91,430
Willow Springs8585,688
Willowbrook8889,038
Willowbrook45.92,076
Wilmette85727,026
Wilmington21.15,568
Winchester101,494
Windsor10.41,044
Winfield913010,054
Winnebago45.52,875
Winnetka74012,292
Winthrop Harbor34.16,594
Wonder Lake5134,889
Wood Dale1074113,774
Wood River44.710,270
Woodridge73233,566
Woodstock46.525,699
Worden20.91,070
Worth75210,494
Wyoming10.21,258
Y
Yorkville45.224,693
Z
Zeigler10.31,468
Zion45.424,206

Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works.