Aircraft noise in New Hampshire towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 67 New Hampshire towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 2; 4 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 25
- 2–3 Minor: 26
- 4–5 Moderate: 12
- 6–7 Major: 4
- 8–9 Severe: 0
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 7 | 29 | 115,474 |
| Nashua | 6 | 20 | 91,003 |
| Concord | 3 | 3.6 | 44,629 |
| Rochester | 2 | 1.7 | 33,519 |
| Dover | 5 | 7.7 | 33,485 |
| Keene | 2 | 0.7 | 22,917 |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 13 | 22,733 |
| Derry | 3 | 2.2 | 22,015 |
| Laconia | 3 | 3.4 | 17,142 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0.4 | 15,342 |
| Claremont | 1 | 0.1 | 13,111 |
| Somersworth | 4 | 4.7 | 12,192 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | 1 | 0.2 | 1,976 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 0.3 | 4,456 |
| Antrim | 1 | 0.3 | 1,397 |
| Sanbornville | 1 | 0.3 | 1,056 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0.4 | 15,342 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0.5 | 8,790 |
| Farmington | 2 | 0.5 | 3,885 |
| Peterborough | 2 | 0.6 | 3,103 |
| Pittsfield | 2 | 0.6 | 1,576 |
| Whitefield | 2 | 0.6 | 1,142 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 7 | 29 | 115,474 |
| Hampton | 6 | 28 | 9,656 |
| Nashua | 6 | 20 | 91,003 |
| Hudson | 6 | 13 | 7,336 |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 13 | 22,733 |
| East Merrimack | 5 | 12 | 4,197 |
| South Hooksett | 5 | 10 | 5,418 |
| Dover | 5 | 7.7 | 33,485 |
| Milford | 5 | 6.8 | 8,835 |
| Londonderry | 5 | 6.1 | 11,037 |
All New Hampshire towns
A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R S T W
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Antrim | 1 | 0.3 | 1,397 |
| Ashland | 1 | 0.2 | 1,244 |
| B | |||
| Belmont | 2 | 1.2 | 1,301 |
| Berlin | 1 | 0 | 9,459 |
| Bristol | 1 | 0.2 | 1,688 |
| C | |||
| Charlestown | 1 | 0 | 1,152 |
| Claremont | 1 | 0.1 | 13,111 |
| Colebrook | 1 | 0 | 1,394 |
| Concord | 3 | 3.6 | 44,629 |
| Contoocook | 2 | 0.8 | 1,444 |
| Conway | 1 | 0 | 1,823 |
| D | |||
| Derry | 3 | 2.2 | 22,015 |
| Dover | 5 | 7.7 | 33,485 |
| Durham | 4 | 5.7 | 10,345 |
| E | |||
| East Merrimack | 5 | 12 | 4,197 |
| Enfield | 1 | 0.2 | 1,540 |
| Epping | 2 | 1.4 | 1,681 |
| Exeter | 3 | 3.0 | 9,242 |
| F | |||
| Farmington | 2 | 0.5 | 3,885 |
| Franklin | 2 | 0.5 | 8,790 |
| G | |||
| Goffstown | 4 | 4.8 | 3,196 |
| Gorham | 1 | 0 | 1,600 |
| Greenville | 3 | 2.8 | 1,108 |
| Groveton | 1 | 0 | 1,118 |
| H | |||
| Hampton | 6 | 28 | 9,656 |
| Hampton Beach | 4 | 5.8 | 2,275 |
| Hanover | 1 | 0.2 | 8,636 |
| Henniker | 1 | 0.3 | 1,747 |
| Hillsborough | 1 | 0.2 | 1,976 |
| Hinsdale | 1 | 0.1 | 1,548 |
| Hooksett | 4 | 4.9 | 4,147 |
| Hudson | 6 | 13 | 7,336 |
| J | |||
| Jaffrey | 3 | 2.6 | 2,757 |
| K | |||
| Keene | 2 | 0.7 | 22,917 |
| L | |||
| Laconia | 3 | 3.4 | 17,142 |
| Lancaster | 1 | 0.1 | 1,725 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0.4 | 15,342 |
| Littleton | 1 | 0.1 | 4,412 |
| Londonderry | 5 | 6.1 | 11,037 |
| M | |||
| Manchester | 7 | 29 | 115,474 |
| Marlborough | 2 | 0.7 | 1,094 |
| Meredith | 2 | 1.2 | 1,718 |
| Milford | 5 | 6.8 | 8,835 |
| N | |||
| Nashua | 6 | 20 | 91,003 |
| New London | 1 | 0.2 | 1,415 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 3.0 | 5,297 |
| Newport | 1 | 0.1 | 4,769 |
| North Conway | 1 | 0 | 2,349 |
| P | |||
| Peterborough | 2 | 0.6 | 3,103 |
| Pinardville | 4 | 5.8 | 4,780 |
| Pittsfield | 2 | 0.6 | 1,576 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 0.3 | 4,456 |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 13 | 22,733 |
| R | |||
| Raymond | 2 | 1.4 | 2,855 |
| Rochester | 2 | 1.7 | 33,519 |
| S | |||
| Sanbornville | 1 | 0.3 | 1,056 |
| Somersworth | 4 | 4.7 | 12,192 |
| South Hooksett | 5 | 10 | 5,418 |
| Suncook | 3 | 3.3 | 5,379 |
| T | |||
| Tilton Northfield | 2 | 0.9 | 3,075 |
| Troy | 2 | 1.0 | 1,221 |
| W | |||
| West Swanzey | 2 | 0.7 | 1,308 |
| Whitefield | 2 | 0.6 | 1,142 |
| Wilton | 3 | 1.9 | 1,163 |
| Winchester | 1 | 0.3 | 1,733 |
| Wolfeboro | 2 | 0.8 | 2,838 |
| Woodsville | 1 | 0 | 1,126 |