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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 309 Maryland towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 5; 101 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Baltimore 6 26 565,239 Columbia 9 143 99,615 Germantown 4 3.8 86,395 Frederick 6 24 85,793 Silver Spring 5 12 71,452 Gaithersburg 4 5.3 69,563 Waldorf 6 18 67,752 Glen Burnie 7 41 67,639 Rockville 6 18 67,297 Ellicott City 5 9.2 65,834 Dundalk 5 12 63,597 Bethesda 6 15 60,858
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Cambridge 1 0.3 13,176 Hebron 1 0.4 1,105 Aberdeen Proving Ground 2 0.1 2,093 Federalsburg 2 0.3 2,804 Hurlock 2 0.3 2,085 Smithsburg 2 0.7 3,149 Williamsport 2 0.7 2,086 Cavetown 2 0.7 1,473 Hagerstown 2 0.8 43,553 Easton 2 0.8 17,225
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Brookmont 10 402 3,468 National Harbor 10 401 3,788 Cabin John 10 366 2,280 Elkridge 10 303 15,593 Fort Washington 10 261 23,717 Accokeek 9 212 10,573 Severna Park 9 207 37,634 Arden on the Severn 9 189 1,953 Herald Harbor 9 166 2,603 Columbia 9 143 99,615
All Maryland towns
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Town Score Loud / day People A Aberdeen 3 2.4 18,006 Aberdeen Proving Ground 2 0.1 2,093 Accokeek 9 212 10,573 Adamstown 5 14 2,372 Adelphi 5 6.3 15,086 Algonquin 2 1.3 1,241 Andrews AFB 9 58 2,973 Annapolis 7 47 40,552 Annapolis Neck 7 35 10,950 Arbutus 4 4.4 20,483 Arden on the Severn 9 189 1,953 Arnold 7 51 23,106 Ashton-Sandy Spring 4 4.4 5,628 Aspen Hill 3 2.1 48,759 B Baden 5 8.7 2,128 Ballenger Creek 7 40 18,274 Baltimore 6 26 565,239 Baltimore Highlands 5 9.5 7,019 Bartonsville 6 29 1,451 Bel Air 1 0 1,258 Bel Air 3 3.4 10,490 Bel Air North 3 3.1 30,568 Bel Air South 3 2.9 47,709 Beltsville 4 4.5 16,772 Berlin 3 1.8 5,346 Berwyn Heights 5 15 3,265 Bethesda 6 15 60,858 Bladensburg 6 16 9,446 Boonsboro 2 1.5 3,823 Bowie 5 14 57,254 Bowleys Quarters 7 48 6,755 Bowling Green 1 0 1,077 Braddock Heights 5 16 2,608 Brandywine 6 28 6,719 Brentwood 5 6.6 3,725 Brock Hall 4 8.0 9,552 Brooklyn Park 5 8.7 14,373 Brookmont 10 402 3,468 Brunswick 3 3.9 8,309 Bryans Road 7 48 7,244 Buckeystown 7 44 1,019 Burtonsville 5 15 8,323 C Cabin John 10 366 2,280 California 3 4.2 11,857 Calverton 4 4.3 17,724 Cambridge 1 0.3 13,176 Camp Springs 6 23 19,096 Cape St. Claire 6 19 8,747 Capitol Heights 5 11 3,952 Carney 5 10 29,941 Catonsville 7 39 41,567 Cavetown 2 0.7 1,473 Centreville 3 2.3 4,745 Charlestown 2 1.3 1,520 Charlotte Hall 3 2.8 1,420 Chesapeake Beach 3 2.7 6,492 Chesapeake Ranch Estates 3 3.0 10,519 Chester 4 7.8 4,167 Chestertown 3 1.9 5,590 Cheverly 6 7.6 6,015 Chevy Chase 5 8.5 2,866 Chevy Chase 6 18 9,545 Chevy Chase Village 5 7.0 2,027 Chillum 5 8.0 33,513 Clarksburg 4 7.0 13,766 Clinton 7 34 35,970 Cloverly 3 3.2 15,126 Cobb Island 1 0.3 1,166 Cockeysville 4 4.7 20,776 Colesville 3 2.4 14,647 College Park 5 13 34,187 Colmar Manor 6 20 1,555 Columbia 9 143 99,615 Coral Hills 5 11 9,895 Cottage City 5 7.8 1,298 Cresaptown 1 0 4,592 Crisfield 1 0 2,486 Crofton 7 56 27,348 Croom 5 8.5 2,631 Crownsville 8 83 1,757 Cumberland 1 0 18,751 D Damascus 3 3.4 15,257 Darnestown 5 9.5 6,802 Deale 5 9.3 4,945 Delmar 2 1.0 4,569 Denton 2 1.4 4,979 Derwood 4 5.4 2,381 District Heights 6 29 5,811 Drum Point 3 3.5 2,731 Dundalk 5 12 63,597 E East Riverdale 6 18 15,509 Easton 2 0.8 17,225 Edgemere 7 54 8,669 Edgewater 9 138 9,023 Edgewood 5 9.7 25,562 Edmonston 6 16 1,573 Eldersburg 4 6.0 30,531 Elkridge 10 303 15,593 Elkton 3 2.8 15,968 Ellicott City 5 9.2 65,834 Emmitsburg 3 1.5 2,959 Essex 7 35 39,262 F Fairland 4 3.5 23,681 Fairmount Heights 5 12 1,489 Fairwood 5 18 5,031 Fallston 3 2.5 8,958 Federalsburg 2 0.3 2,804 Ferndale 6 30 16,746 Forest Glen 5 11 6,582 Forest Heights 8 96 2,593 Forestville 8 35 12,353 Fort Meade 7 50 9,327 Fort Washington 10 261 23,717 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 3 3.0 5,666 Four Corners 4 7.3 7,945 Frederick 6 24 85,793 Friendly 7 52 9,250 Friendship Heights Village 5 7.0 4,698 Frostburg 1 0 6,963 Fruitland 2 1.3 5,869 Fulton 6 27 2,049 G Gaithersburg 4 5.3 69,563 Gambrills 6 29 2,800 Garrison 4 6.5 8,823 Germantown 4 3.8 86,395 Glassmanor 5 15 17,295 Glen Burnie 7 41 67,639 Glenarden 6 16 6,270 Glenmont 4 4.3 13,529 Glenn Dale 5 8.5 13,466 Golden Beach 3 2.1 3,796 Grasonville 4 5.8 3,425 Greenbelt 6 16 24,360 Greensboro 2 1.6 1,925 H Hagerstown 2 0.8 43,553 Halfway 2 1.0 10,701 Hampstead 2 1.4 6,395 Hampton 4 5.2 5,052 Hancock 1 0.2 1,557 Havre de Grace 4 3.6 15,032 Hebron 1 0.4 1,105 Herald Harbor 9 166 2,603 Highfield-Cascade 3 1.0 1,112 Highland 5 11 1,034 Hillandale 5 7.6 6,043 Hillcrest Heights 6 16 16,469 Hughesville 3 3.5 2,197 Hurlock 2 0.3 2,085 Hyattsville 5 9.0 20,662 I Ilchester 7 43 23,476 Indian Head 4 7.2 4,170 J Jarrettsville 3 1.8 2,916 Jefferson 4 6.1 2,111 Jessup 8 60 7,137 Joppatowne 3 3.6 12,616 K Keedysville 3 2.0 1,217 Kemp Mill 4 6.2 12,564 Kensington 7 37 2,108 Kettering 5 10 12,790 Kingstown 3 1.9 1,733 Kingsville 3 2.8 4,318 Konterra 5 15 2,527 L La Plata 5 14 10,878 La Vale 1 0 3,551 Lake Arbor 5 12 9,776 Lake Shore 8 61 19,477 Landover 6 17 23,078 Landover Hills 5 11 1,764 Langley Park 5 6.3 18,755 Lanham 5 8.4 10,157 Lansdowne 4 5.7 8,409 Largo 6 15 10,709 Laurel 7 47 29,400 Layhill 3 2.5 5,169 Leisure World 3 1.4 8,749 Leonardtown 4 7.0 4,974 Lexington Park 5 7.0 11,626 Linganore 4 8.4 8,543 Linthicum 7 57 10,324 Lochearn 5 7.5 25,333 Long Beach 2 1.5 1,821 Lusby 3 2.6 1,835 Lutherville 4 7.0 6,504 M Manchester 2 1.8 5,527 Marlboro Meadows 4 7.0 3,672 Marlboro Village 5 9.4 9,438 Marlow Heights 8 62 5,618 Marlton 5 11 9,031 Maryland City 5 15 16,093 Maugansville 3 3.2 3,071 Mayo 6 20 8,298 Mays Chapel 4 4.3 11,420 Mechanicsville 3 2.2 1,508 Middle River 7 55 25,191 Middletown 5 9.4 5,307 Milford Mill 5 8.2 29,042 Mitchellville 4 6.4 10,967 Montgomery Village 6 28 32,032 Morningside 7 37 1,212 Mount Airy 4 5.5 9,889 Mount Rainier 5 7.4 8,119 Mountain Lake Park 1 0 2,117 Myersville 3 3.3 1,943 N National Harbor 10 401 3,788 Naval Academy 7 42 4,802 New Carrollton 6 15 13,405 New Market 4 6.7 1,641 New Windsor 4 5.9 1,470 North Beach 3 3.9 2,177 North Bethesda 7 39 43,828 North East 2 1.5 4,163 North Kensington 6 21 9,514 North Laurel 6 22 4,474 North Potomac 5 8.5 24,410 O Oakland 1 0 1,820 Ocean City 3 4.0 6,915 Ocean Pines 3 2.2 11,710 Odenton 7 49 37,132 Olney 4 5.3 33,844 Overlea 7 32 12,275 Owings 3 3.3 2,149 Owings Mills 4 6.8 30,622 Oxon Hill 6 13 17,722 P Paramount-Long Meadow 2 1.0 2,571 Parkville 6 24 30,734 Parole 8 79 15,922 Pasadena 6 24 24,287 Peppermill Village 6 19 4,895 Perry Hall 4 6.3 28,474 Perryman 3 2.0 2,342 Perryville 3 2.5 4,480 Pikesville 5 10 30,764 Pittsville 2 1.2 1,637 Pleasant Hills 4 4.5 3,379 Pocomoke City 1 0.5 4,401 Point of Rocks 4 8.0 1,466 Poolesville 8 60 5,720 Potomac 8 109 44,965 Potomac Heights 5 8.8 1,117 Potomac Park 1 0 2,530 Prince Frederick 2 0.8 2,538 Princess Anne 1 0.2 3,534 Q Queen Anne 5 12 1,280 R Randallstown 5 11 32,430 Redland 4 6.0 17,242 Reisterstown 4 4.9 25,968 Ridgely 2 1.4 1,611 Rising Sun 3 1.3 2,773 Riva 9 136 4,076 Riverdale Park 7 19 7,164 Riverside 4 2.7 6,425 Riviera Beach 7 32 12,677 Robinwood 2 0.8 6,918 Rock Hall 4 3.9 1,189 Rockville 6 18 67,297 Rosaryville 5 13 10,697 Rosedale 6 23 19,257 Rossville 6 20 15,147 S Salisbury 3 2.6 33,159 Savage 6 18 7,054 Seabrook 5 11 17,287 Seat Pleasant 6 19 4,456 Severn 8 85 44,231 Severna Park 9 207 37,634 Shady Side 5 11 5,803 Silver Hill 8 61 5,950 Silver Spring 5 12 71,452 Smithsburg 2 0.7 3,149 Snow Hill 3 1.2 2,273 Solomons 3 3.1 2,368 Somerset 5 7.0 1,177 South Kensington 7 37 8,462 South Laurel 5 7.2 26,112 Spencerville 5 9.0 1,594 Spring Ridge 8 76 5,795 Springdale 5 14 2,994 St. James 2 0.8 2,953 St. Michaels 3 2.4 1,061 Stevensville 5 10 6,803 Suitland 6 20 25,825 Summerfield 7 21 10,898 Sykesville 4 5.8 4,412 T Takoma Park 5 16 17,464 Taneytown 4 1.7 7,400 Temple Hills 7 57 7,852 Thurmont 2 1.1 6,680 Timonium 4 4.8 9,925 Towson 6 20 55,197 Trappe 3 2.2 1,345 Travilah 6 31 12,159 U University Park 6 19 2,379 Urbana 6 19 9,175 W Waldorf 6 18 67,752 Walker Mill 6 23 11,302 Walkersville 5 11 6,610 West Laurel 7 32 4,230 West Ocean City 4 5.4 4,375 Westernport 1 0 1,777 Westminster 4 8.0 20,536 Westphalia 6 19 7,266 Wheaton 5 10 48,284 White Marsh 5 15 9,513 White Oak 4 5.4 17,403 Williamsport 2 0.7 2,086 Wilson-Conococheague 2 1.0 2,282 Woodlawn 5 7.6 37,879 Woodlawn 6 14 6,334 Woodmore 5 10 3,936 Woodsboro 4 6.1 1,174
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .