Aircraft noise in North Dakota towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 56 North Dakota towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 1; 2 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 39
- 2–3 Minor: 11
- 4–5 Moderate: 4
- 6–7 Major: 2
- 8–9 Severe: 0
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 7 | 31 | 133,188 |
| Bismarck | 6 | 18 | 75,092 |
| Grand Forks | 5 | 8.9 | 58,921 |
| Minot | 1 | 0 | 47,373 |
| West Fargo | 5 | 8.5 | 40,400 |
| Williston | 2 | 0.5 | 27,706 |
| Dickinson | 1 | 0 | 25,130 |
| Mandan | 3 | 3.1 | 24,586 |
| Jamestown | 1 | 0 | 15,691 |
| Wahpeton | 3 | 1.5 | 8,000 |
| Devils Lake | 1 | 0.1 | 7,135 |
| Valley City | 1 | 0.3 | 6,551 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City | 1 | 0.3 | 6,551 |
| Williston | 2 | 0.5 | 27,706 |
| Casselton | 2 | 1.0 | 2,472 |
| Thompson | 2 | 1.3 | 1,069 |
| Wahpeton | 3 | 1.5 | 8,000 |
| Mapleton | 3 | 2.8 | 1,435 |
| Horace | 3 | 3.0 | 5,643 |
| Mandan | 3 | 3.1 | 24,586 |
| Mayville | 3 | 3.5 | 1,805 |
| Hillsboro | 3 | 3.5 | 1,641 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 7 | 31 | 133,188 |
| Bismarck | 6 | 18 | 75,092 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 11 | 4,426 |
| Grand Forks | 5 | 8.9 | 58,921 |
| West Fargo | 5 | 8.5 | 40,400 |
| Kindred | 4 | 2.4 | 1,024 |
| Grand Forks AFB | 3 | 3.7 | 2,367 |
| Hillsboro | 3 | 3.5 | 1,641 |
| Mayville | 3 | 3.5 | 1,805 |
| Mandan | 3 | 3.1 | 24,586 |
All North Dakota towns
B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T V W
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | |||
| Belcourt | 1 | 0 | 2,078 |
| Beulah | 1 | 0 | 3,034 |
| Bismarck | 6 | 18 | 75,092 |
| Bottineau | 1 | 0 | 2,171 |
| Bowman | 1 | 0 | 1,411 |
| Burlington | 1 | 0 | 1,306 |
| C | |||
| Cando | 1 | 0 | 1,047 |
| Carrington | 1 | 0 | 2,009 |
| Casselton | 2 | 1.0 | 2,472 |
| Cavalier | 2 | 0.7 | 1,223 |
| Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1,036 |
| D | |||
| Devils Lake | 1 | 0.1 | 7,135 |
| Dickinson | 1 | 0 | 25,130 |
| E | |||
| Ellendale | 1 | 0 | 1,093 |
| F | |||
| Fargo | 7 | 31 | 133,188 |
| Fort Totten | 1 | 0 | 1,243 |
| G | |||
| Garrison | 1 | 0 | 1,464 |
| Grafton | 1 | 0.2 | 4,059 |
| Grand Forks | 5 | 8.9 | 58,921 |
| Grand Forks AFB | 3 | 3.7 | 2,367 |
| H | |||
| Harvey | 1 | 0 | 1,600 |
| Hazen | 1 | 0 | 2,276 |
| Hettinger | 1 | 0 | 1,043 |
| Hillsboro | 3 | 3.5 | 1,641 |
| Horace | 3 | 3.0 | 5,643 |
| J | |||
| Jamestown | 1 | 0 | 15,691 |
| K | |||
| Kindred | 4 | 2.4 | 1,024 |
| L | |||
| Langdon | 1 | 0 | 1,847 |
| Larimore | 1 | 0 | 1,224 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 11 | 4,426 |
| Linton | 1 | 0 | 1,045 |
| Lisbon | 1 | 0.1 | 2,173 |
| M | |||
| Mandan | 3 | 3.1 | 24,586 |
| Mapleton | 3 | 2.8 | 1,435 |
| Mayville | 3 | 3.5 | 1,805 |
| Minot | 1 | 0 | 47,373 |
| Minot AFB | 1 | 0 | 5,521 |
| N | |||
| New Rockford | 1 | 0 | 1,310 |
| New Salem | 1 | 0 | 1,027 |
| New Town | 1 | 0 | 2,725 |
| O | |||
| Oakes | 1 | 0 | 1,764 |
| P | |||
| Park River | 1 | 0.1 | 1,385 |
| R | |||
| Rolla | 1 | 0 | 1,165 |
| Rugby | 1 | 0 | 2,446 |
| S | |||
| Shell Valley | 1 | 0 | 1,197 |
| Stanley | 1 | 0 | 2,184 |
| Surrey | 1 | 0 | 1,417 |
| T | |||
| Thompson | 2 | 1.3 | 1,069 |
| Tioga | 1 | 0 | 2,097 |
| V | |||
| Valley City | 1 | 0.3 | 6,551 |
| Velva | 1 | 0 | 1,046 |
| W | |||
| Wahpeton | 3 | 1.5 | 8,000 |
| Washburn | 1 | 0 | 1,283 |
| Watford City | 1 | 0 | 6,020 |
| West Fargo | 5 | 8.5 | 40,400 |
| Williston | 2 | 0.5 | 27,706 |