Aircraft noise in Indiana towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 329 Indiana towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 2; 37 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 97
- 2–3 Minor: 150
- 4–5 Moderate: 45
- 6–7 Major: 28
- 8–9 Severe: 9
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis city (balance) | 6 | 23 | 879,293 |
| Fort Wayne | 4 | 4.5 | 269,994 |
| Evansville | 1 | 0.2 | 115,332 |
| Fishers | 6 | 22 | 104,094 |
| South Bend | 4 | 7.6 | 103,395 |
| Carmel | 5 | 9.5 | 102,296 |
| Bloomington | 2 | 1.4 | 78,840 |
| Hammond | 7 | 40 | 76,193 |
| Noblesville | 3 | 3.5 | 73,916 |
| Lafayette | 5 | 10 | 71,216 |
| Gary | 6 | 23 | 67,652 |
| Greenwood | 7 | 31 | 66,296 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfordsville | 1 | 0.1 | 16,577 |
| Angola | 1 | 0.2 | 9,456 |
| Sullivan | 1 | 0.2 | 4,223 |
| Upland | 1 | 0.2 | 3,808 |
| Attica | 1 | 0.2 | 3,230 |
| Butler | 1 | 0.2 | 2,679 |
| Winamac | 1 | 0.2 | 2,287 |
| Hagerstown | 1 | 0.2 | 1,669 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0.2 | 1,554 |
| Shelburn | 1 | 0.2 | 1,117 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | 9 | 117 | 22,208 |
| New Albany | 8 | 87 | 37,329 |
| Plainfield | 8 | 79 | 37,047 |
| Clermont | 8 | 72 | 1,367 |
| Salt Creek Commons | 8 | 63 | 2,117 |
| Utica | 8 | 60 | 1,236 |
| Mooresville | 8 | 50 | 9,859 |
| Brooklyn | 8 | 43 | 2,580 |
| Aurora | 8 | 42 | 3,508 |
| Griffith | 7 | 56 | 16,222 |
All Indiana towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Aberdeen | 4 | 6.1 | 1,875 |
| Akron | 2 | 0.8 | 1,113 |
| Albany | 1 | 0.1 | 2,282 |
| Albion | 1 | 0.4 | 2,222 |
| Alexandria | 2 | 0.6 | 5,163 |
| Anderson | 3 | 1.5 | 55,199 |
| Andrews | 3 | 1.6 | 1,051 |
| Angola | 1 | 0.2 | 9,456 |
| Arcadia | 2 | 1.6 | 1,474 |
| Argos | 2 | 0.5 | 1,744 |
| Ashley | 3 | 0.3 | 1,043 |
| Attica | 1 | 0.2 | 3,230 |
| Auburn | 2 | 1.1 | 13,888 |
| Aurora | 8 | 42 | 3,508 |
| Austin | 1 | 0.3 | 4,160 |
| Avilla | 2 | 0.9 | 2,475 |
| Avon | 7 | 35 | 24,231 |
| B | |||
| Bargersville | 4 | 4.5 | 11,075 |
| Bass Lake | 1 | 0.4 | 1,195 |
| Batesville | 1 | 0.3 | 7,354 |
| Battle Ground | 3 | 2.3 | 1,879 |
| Bedford | 1 | 0.1 | 13,855 |
| Beech Grove | 5 | 12 | 14,422 |
| Berne | 1 | 0.2 | 4,227 |
| Bicknell | 1 | 0 | 3,016 |
| Bloomfield | 1 | 0 | 2,302 |
| Bloomington | 2 | 1.4 | 78,840 |
| Bluffton | 2 | 1.3 | 10,467 |
| Boonville | 1 | 0.3 | 6,682 |
| Bourbon | 2 | 0.6 | 1,673 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.8 | 8,214 |
| Bremen | 2 | 1.0 | 4,604 |
| Bright | 2 | 1.2 | 5,693 |
| Bristol | 3 | 2.2 | 1,785 |
| Brooklyn | 8 | 43 | 2,580 |
| Brookston | 2 | 1.4 | 1,648 |
| Brookville | 2 | 1.1 | 2,643 |
| Brownsburg | 5 | 12 | 32,250 |
| Brownstown | 1 | 0 | 3,013 |
| Burns Harbor | 3 | 3.9 | 2,142 |
| Butler | 1 | 0.2 | 2,679 |
| C | |||
| Cambridge City | 1 | 0.3 | 1,729 |
| Cannelton | 1 | 0.1 | 1,494 |
| Carmel | 5 | 9.5 | 102,296 |
| Cedar Lake | 3 | 2.7 | 16,068 |
| Centerville | 1 | 0.4 | 2,749 |
| Chandler | 1 | 0.4 | 3,883 |
| Charlestown | 6 | 18 | 8,460 |
| Chesterfield | 4 | 6.4 | 2,501 |
| Chesterton | 3 | 2.1 | 14,657 |
| Churubusco | 2 | 1.4 | 1,866 |
| Cicero | 3 | 3.3 | 5,630 |
| Clarksville | 9 | 117 | 22,208 |
| Clermont | 8 | 72 | 1,367 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0.4 | 4,790 |
| Cloverdale | 1 | 0.2 | 2,152 |
| Columbia City | 3 | 1.3 | 10,126 |
| Columbus | 3 | 2.2 | 51,522 |
| Connersville | 2 | 0.6 | 13,298 |
| Converse | 2 | 1.0 | 1,117 |
| Cordry Sweetwater Lakes | 2 | 0.1 | 1,128 |
| Corydon | 4 | 4.7 | 3,168 |
| Country Squire Lakes | 1 | 0.1 | 3,571 |
| Covington | 3 | 0.3 | 2,733 |
| Crawfordsville | 1 | 0.1 | 16,577 |
| Crothersville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,493 |
| Crown Point | 3 | 2.6 | 34,884 |
| Culver | 2 | 0.5 | 1,196 |
| Cumberland | 5 | 11 | 6,419 |
| D | |||
| Dale | 1 | 0.1 | 1,522 |
| Daleville | 2 | 1.2 | 1,702 |
| Danville | 5 | 15 | 11,525 |
| Darmstadt | 1 | 0.1 | 1,407 |
| Dayton | 4 | 3.8 | 1,358 |
| DeMotte | 2 | 0.6 | 4,274 |
| Decatur | 2 | 0.6 | 10,020 |
| Delphi | 2 | 0.5 | 2,997 |
| Dillsboro | 2 | 0.6 | 1,383 |
| Dunkirk | 1 | 0.1 | 2,098 |
| Dunlap | 3 | 1.7 | 6,235 |
| Dyer | 5 | 8.7 | 16,333 |
| E | |||
| East Chicago | 6 | 29 | 25,830 |
| Eaton | 1 | 0.2 | 1,590 |
| Edgewood | 3 | 1.0 | 2,058 |
| Edinburgh | 2 | 1.3 | 4,429 |
| Elkhart | 3 | 3.2 | 53,484 |
| Ellettsville | 2 | 0.4 | 6,694 |
| Elwood | 3 | 0.9 | 8,423 |
| Evansville | 1 | 0.2 | 115,332 |
| F | |||
| Fairmount | 2 | 1.6 | 2,659 |
| Fairview Park | 1 | 0.4 | 1,410 |
| Farmersburg | 1 | 0.2 | 1,065 |
| Farmland | 1 | 0.1 | 1,250 |
| Ferdinand | 1 | 0.1 | 2,189 |
| Fish Lake | 2 | 1.1 | 1,016 |
| Fishers | 6 | 22 | 104,094 |
| Flora | 1 | 0.4 | 2,101 |
| Fort Branch | 1 | 0 | 2,931 |
| Fort Wayne | 4 | 4.5 | 269,994 |
| Fortville | 3 | 2.5 | 4,814 |
| Fowler | 1 | 0.1 | 2,349 |
| Frankfort | 2 | 1.7 | 16,409 |
| Franklin | 3 | 1.8 | 25,908 |
| Frankton | 2 | 0.6 | 1,792 |
| Fremont | 1 | 0.1 | 2,063 |
| French Lick | 2 | 0 | 1,731 |
| G | |||
| Galena | 7 | 24 | 1,818 |
| Galveston | 2 | 0.5 | 1,276 |
| Garrett | 2 | 1.4 | 6,661 |
| Gary | 6 | 23 | 67,652 |
| Gas City | 2 | 0.8 | 6,091 |
| Geneva | 1 | 0.2 | 1,275 |
| Georgetown | 6 | 24 | 3,781 |
| Goshen | 2 | 1.5 | 34,355 |
| Grabill | 2 | 1.2 | 1,144 |
| Granger | 4 | 4.6 | 30,465 |
| Greencastle | 2 | 1.2 | 9,882 |
| Greendale | 6 | 12 | 4,564 |
| Greenfield | 3 | 3.2 | 25,920 |
| Greensburg | 1 | 0.4 | 12,363 |
| Greentown | 2 | 0.8 | 2,405 |
| Greenville | 3 | 1.7 | 1,441 |
| Greenwood | 7 | 31 | 66,296 |
| Griffith | 7 | 56 | 16,222 |
| Grissom AFB | 3 | 1.1 | 5,537 |
| H | |||
| Hagerstown | 1 | 0.2 | 1,669 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0.2 | 1,554 |
| Hammond | 7 | 40 | 76,193 |
| Hanover | 2 | 0.9 | 3,814 |
| Harlan | 2 | 1.0 | 1,634 |
| Hartford City | 1 | 0.1 | 5,974 |
| Haubstadt | 1 | 0 | 1,622 |
| Hebron | 2 | 0.9 | 3,735 |
| Henryville | 5 | 6.7 | 1,905 |
| Heritage Lake | 3 | 2.8 | 2,880 |
| Hidden Valley | 5 | 8.8 | 5,387 |
| Highland | 7 | 41 | 23,525 |
| Highland | 1 | 0.1 | 4,489 |
| Hobart | 7 | 35 | 29,408 |
| Hope | 2 | 1.2 | 2,144 |
| Hudson Lake | 4 | 3.8 | 1,297 |
| Huntertown | 3 | 3.5 | 11,316 |
| Huntingburg | 1 | 0.1 | 6,495 |
| Huntington | 2 | 1.5 | 16,992 |
| I | |||
| Indianapolis city (balance) | 6 | 23 | 879,293 |
| Ingalls | 2 | 1.4 | 2,602 |
| J | |||
| Jasonville | 1 | 0 | 2,008 |
| Jasper | 1 | 0 | 16,781 |
| Jeffersonville | 7 | 30 | 51,235 |
| Jonesboro | 2 | 1.7 | 1,502 |
| K | |||
| Kendallville | 2 | 0.6 | 10,239 |
| Kentland | 1 | 0.1 | 1,613 |
| Kingsford Heights | 2 | 1.3 | 1,325 |
| Knightstown | 2 | 0.6 | 2,150 |
| Knox | 2 | 0.7 | 3,599 |
| Kokomo | 2 | 1.3 | 59,890 |
| Koontz Lake | 2 | 0.7 | 1,557 |
| Kouts | 3 | 1.4 | 2,054 |
| L | |||
| La Porte | 3 | 2.5 | 22,486 |
| Ladoga | 2 | 0.5 | 1,092 |
| Lafayette | 5 | 10 | 71,216 |
| Lagrange | 1 | 0.3 | 2,735 |
| Lake Dalecarlia | 2 | 1.6 | 1,355 |
| Lake Station | 6 | 16 | 13,047 |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons | 3 | 1.2 | 7,033 |
| Lapel | 3 | 2.2 | 2,390 |
| Lawrence | 5 | 10 | 49,235 |
| Lawrenceburg | 5 | 7.2 | 5,194 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 4.0 | 17,252 |
| Leo-Cedarville | 3 | 2.4 | 3,720 |
| Liberty | 2 | 0.7 | 2,010 |
| Ligonier | 2 | 0.7 | 4,608 |
| Linton | 1 | 0 | 5,194 |
| Logansport | 1 | 0.3 | 18,233 |
| Long Beach | 2 | 1.5 | 1,174 |
| Loogootee | 1 | 0 | 2,616 |
| Lowell | 2 | 1.5 | 11,239 |
| M | |||
| Madison | 2 | 0.7 | 12,208 |
| Marion | 3 | 1.7 | 28,105 |
| Markle | 4 | 3.5 | 1,079 |
| Martinsville | 2 | 0.7 | 11,946 |
| McCordsville | 4 | 7.1 | 11,273 |
| Melody Hill | 1 | 0.1 | 3,628 |
| Meridian Hills | 6 | 25 | 1,754 |
| Merrillville | 4 | 7.1 | 36,347 |
| Michigan City | 3 | 2.1 | 31,659 |
| Middlebury | 2 | 0.6 | 3,676 |
| Middletown | 2 | 1.0 | 2,264 |
| Milan | 3 | 2.5 | 1,832 |
| Milford | 3 | 1.6 | 1,606 |
| Mishawaka | 3 | 4.2 | 50,842 |
| Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 3,942 |
| Monon | 1 | 0.1 | 1,938 |
| Monroeville | 2 | 0.5 | 1,330 |
| Monrovia | 7 | 39 | 2,208 |
| Monticello | 2 | 0.6 | 5,543 |
| Montpelier | 1 | 0.2 | 1,514 |
| Mooresville | 8 | 50 | 9,859 |
| Morgantown | 2 | 0.5 | 1,003 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0.1 | 1,071 |
| Morristown | 3 | 1.7 | 1,189 |
| Mount Vernon | 1 | 0 | 6,355 |
| Mulberry | 2 | 1.5 | 1,217 |
| Muncie | 2 | 0.7 | 65,081 |
| Munster | 7 | 44 | 23,614 |
| N | |||
| Nappanee | 3 | 1.6 | 6,872 |
| Nashville | 1 | 0.1 | 1,265 |
| New Albany | 8 | 87 | 37,329 |
| New Carlisle | 4 | 4.9 | 1,910 |
| New Castle | 2 | 0.4 | 17,329 |
| New Chicago | 6 | 19 | 1,961 |
| New Haven | 3 | 2.4 | 15,974 |
| New Palestine | 3 | 4.4 | 3,541 |
| New Paris | 4 | 4.8 | 1,494 |
| New Pekin | 5 | 7.4 | 1,323 |
| New Whiteland | 4 | 7.0 | 5,773 |
| Newburgh | 2 | 0.7 | 3,416 |
| Noblesville | 3 | 3.5 | 73,916 |
| North Judson | 2 | 0.3 | 1,813 |
| North Liberty | 3 | 1.8 | 1,625 |
| North Manchester | 1 | 0.4 | 5,225 |
| North Terre Haute | 4 | 5.2 | 4,305 |
| North Vernon | 1 | 0.2 | 6,566 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 30 | 5,973 |
| O | |||
| Oakland City | 1 | 0 | 2,260 |
| Odon | 1 | 0 | 1,383 |
| Ogden Dunes | 6 | 20 | 1,173 |
| Oolitic | 1 | 0.1 | 1,135 |
| Orleans | 1 | 0 | 2,069 |
| Osceola | 5 | 7.4 | 2,593 |
| Osgood | 1 | 0.1 | 1,594 |
| Ossian | 4 | 5.1 | 3,382 |
| Otterbein | 2 | 1.0 | 1,130 |
| Owensville | 1 | 0 | 1,336 |
| Oxford | 2 | 0.6 | 1,165 |
| P | |||
| Paoli | 2 | 0.5 | 3,600 |
| Parker City | 1 | 0.1 | 1,263 |
| Pendleton | 3 | 1.5 | 5,604 |
| Peru | 3 | 0.7 | 10,953 |
| Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 2,260 |
| Pittsboro | 6 | 15 | 4,235 |
| Plainfield | 8 | 79 | 37,047 |
| Plymouth | 3 | 3.6 | 10,989 |
| Portage | 6 | 18 | 38,513 |
| Porter | 3 | 2.0 | 5,204 |
| Portland | 1 | 0.3 | 6,187 |
| Prince's Lakes | 1 | 0.2 | 1,371 |
| Princeton | 1 | 0 | 8,401 |
| R | |||
| Redkey | 1 | 0.2 | 1,073 |
| Remington | 1 | 0.1 | 1,360 |
| Rensselaer | 2 | 0.5 | 5,684 |
| Richmond | 2 | 0.5 | 35,425 |
| Rising Sun | 5 | 9.4 | 2,228 |
| Roanoke | 4 | 3.3 | 1,784 |
| Rochester | 3 | 2.2 | 6,211 |
| Rockport | 1 | 0.1 | 1,977 |
| Rockville | 1 | 0.3 | 2,592 |
| Rome City | 1 | 0.4 | 1,304 |
| Roselawn | 1 | 0.4 | 4,131 |
| Rossville | 2 | 0.6 | 1,500 |
| Rushville | 2 | 0.5 | 6,191 |
| Russiaville | 1 | 0.4 | 1,310 |
| S | |||
| Salem | 2 | 0.5 | 6,437 |
| Salt Creek Commons | 8 | 63 | 2,117 |
| Santa Claus | 1 | 0 | 2,609 |
| Schererville | 4 | 4.8 | 29,657 |
| Scottsburg | 2 | 0.7 | 7,373 |
| Seelyville | 5 | 12 | 1,009 |
| Sellersburg | 7 | 30 | 10,058 |
| Seymour | 1 | 0.3 | 21,666 |
| Shadeland | 4 | 6.8 | 1,811 |
| Shelburn | 1 | 0.2 | 1,117 |
| Shelbyville | 3 | 2.8 | 20,609 |
| Sheridan | 3 | 3.8 | 3,361 |
| Shorewood Forest | 4 | 5.7 | 2,708 |
| Simonton Lake | 3 | 2.7 | 4,678 |
| Smithville-Sanders | 2 | 0.6 | 3,184 |
| South Bend | 4 | 7.6 | 103,395 |
| South Haven | 5 | 11 | 5,282 |
| South Whitley | 2 | 0.6 | 1,818 |
| Southport | 5 | 11 | 2,068 |
| Speedway | 6 | 25 | 14,157 |
| Spencer | 3 | 0.1 | 2,464 |
| St. John | 3 | 2.1 | 23,644 |
| Sullivan | 1 | 0.2 | 4,223 |
| Sweetser | 3 | 1.4 | 1,064 |
| Syracuse | 2 | 1.3 | 3,217 |
| T | |||
| Tell City | 1 | 0.1 | 7,485 |
| Terre Haute | 3 | 4.1 | 58,502 |
| Thorntown | 1 | 0.4 | 1,416 |
| Tipton | 2 | 1.3 | 5,245 |
| Topeka | 2 | 0.6 | 1,223 |
| Trafalgar | 2 | 0.7 | 1,563 |
| Trail Creek | 3 | 3.4 | 2,027 |
| Tri-Lakes | 2 | 0.7 | 1,421 |
| U | |||
| Union City | 1 | 0.2 | 3,423 |
| Upland | 1 | 0.2 | 3,808 |
| Utica | 8 | 60 | 1,236 |
| V | |||
| Valparaiso | 5 | 9.1 | 34,627 |
| Veedersburg | 1 | 0.2 | 2,085 |
| Versailles | 1 | 0.2 | 2,188 |
| Vevay | 1 | 0.3 | 1,777 |
| Vincennes | 1 | 0 | 16,588 |
| W | |||
| Wabash | 2 | 0.7 | 10,269 |
| Wakarusa | 4 | 4.4 | 1,999 |
| Walkerton | 2 | 0.8 | 2,091 |
| Warren | 2 | 0.6 | 1,191 |
| Warren Park | 7 | 35 | 1,472 |
| Warsaw | 3 | 2.1 | 16,097 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.1 | 12,513 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 0.7 | 2,157 |
| West Lafayette | 6 | 22 | 44,829 |
| West Terre Haute | 2 | 1.1 | 2,151 |
| Westfield | 4 | 6.4 | 57,746 |
| Westport | 1 | 0.2 | 1,385 |
| Westville | 3 | 3.3 | 5,268 |
| Whiteland | 5 | 8.4 | 5,415 |
| Whitestown | 5 | 8.9 | 13,049 |
| Whiting | 5 | 8.9 | 4,506 |
| Williamsport | 1 | 0.3 | 1,965 |
| Winamac | 1 | 0.2 | 2,287 |
| Winchester | 1 | 0.1 | 4,778 |
| Winfield | 3 | 4.1 | 8,045 |
| Winona Lake | 2 | 1.1 | 5,099 |
| Wolcottville | 1 | 0.3 | 1,028 |
| Woodburn | 1 | 0.4 | 1,591 |
| Worthington | 1 | 0 | 1,406 |
| Y | |||
| Yorktown | 2 | 0.6 | 11,740 |
| Z | |||
| Zionsville | 5 | 11 | 32,534 |