Aircraft noise in Rhode Island towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 23 Rhode Island towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 4; 5 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 0
- 2–3 Minor: 10
- 4–5 Moderate: 8
- 6–7 Major: 4
- 8–9 Severe: 1
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 4 | 5.3 | 190,792 |
| Warwick | 8 | 67 | 82,999 |
| Cranston | 6 | 21 | 82,635 |
| Pawtucket | 4 | 4.5 | 75,321 |
| East Providence | 7 | 38 | 46,900 |
| Woonsocket | 3 | 2.3 | 43,135 |
| Newport | 6 | 17 | 24,717 |
| Central Falls | 4 | 5.6 | 22,543 |
| Westerly | 4 | 5.2 | 17,936 |
| Newport East | 6 | 25 | 11,769 |
| Valley Falls | 4 | 4.5 | 11,547 |
| Greenville | 3 | 3.6 | 8,658 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascoag | 2 | 1.2 | 4,577 |
| Chepachet | 2 | 1.4 | 1,675 |
| Harrisville | 2 | 1.6 | 1,605 |
| Ashaway | 3 | 2.2 | 1,485 |
| Woonsocket | 3 | 2.3 | 43,135 |
| Hope Valley | 3 | 2.6 | 1,612 |
| Tiverton | 3 | 3.1 | 7,557 |
| Bradford | 3 | 3.3 | 1,406 |
| Greenville | 3 | 3.6 | 8,658 |
| Cumberland Hill | 3 | 4.6 | 7,934 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 8 | 67 | 82,999 |
| East Providence | 7 | 38 | 46,900 |
| Newport East | 6 | 25 | 11,769 |
| Cranston | 6 | 21 | 82,635 |
| Newport | 6 | 17 | 24,717 |
| Melville | 5 | 9.7 | 1,320 |
| Narragansett Pier | 5 | 8.2 | 3,409 |
| Kingston | 4 | 7.0 | 6,974 |
| Central Falls | 4 | 5.6 | 22,543 |
| Providence | 4 | 5.3 | 190,792 |
All Rhode Island towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Ashaway | 3 | 2.2 | 1,485 |
| B | |||
| Bradford | 3 | 3.3 | 1,406 |
| C | |||
| Central Falls | 4 | 5.6 | 22,543 |
| Chepachet | 2 | 1.4 | 1,675 |
| Cranston | 6 | 21 | 82,635 |
| Cumberland Hill | 3 | 4.6 | 7,934 |
| E | |||
| East Providence | 7 | 38 | 46,900 |
| G | |||
| Greenville | 3 | 3.6 | 8,658 |
| H | |||
| Harrisville | 2 | 1.6 | 1,605 |
| Hope Valley | 3 | 2.6 | 1,612 |
| K | |||
| Kingston | 4 | 7.0 | 6,974 |
| M | |||
| Melville | 5 | 9.7 | 1,320 |
| N | |||
| Narragansett Pier | 5 | 8.2 | 3,409 |
| Newport | 6 | 17 | 24,717 |
| Newport East | 6 | 25 | 11,769 |
| P | |||
| Pascoag | 2 | 1.2 | 4,577 |
| Pawtucket | 4 | 4.5 | 75,321 |
| Providence | 4 | 5.3 | 190,792 |
| T | |||
| Tiverton | 3 | 3.1 | 7,557 |
| V | |||
| Valley Falls | 4 | 4.5 | 11,547 |
| W | |||
| Warwick | 8 | 67 | 82,999 |
| Westerly | 4 | 5.2 | 17,936 |
| Woonsocket | 3 | 2.3 | 43,135 |