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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 352 Virginia towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3; 87 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Virginia Beach 3 2.5 453,649 Chesapeake 7 56 253,886 Norfolk 6 18 230,930 Richmond 4 6.8 229,247 Arlington 5 9.7 207,627 Newport News 5 12 183,118 Alexandria 5 16 155,230 Hampton 4 4.5 137,098 Suffolk 4 4.6 100,659 Roanoke 5 10 97,171 Portsmouth 6 25 96,793 Lynchburg 4 6.1 79,535
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Staunton 1 0.2 25,915 Brookneal 1 0.2 1,078 Hampden-Sydney 1 0.3 1,450 Clarksville 1 0.3 1,302 Mountain Road 1 0.4 1,100 Gretna 2 0.3 1,284 Bedford 2 0.5 6,777 Ferrum 2 0.5 2,043 Henry Fork 2 0.5 1,234 Edinburg 2 0.5 1,211
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Belle Haven 10 386 6,518 Centreville 10 256 71,135 Chantilly 9 225 23,039 Yorkshire 9 224 7,541 University Center 9 187 3,586 Groveton 9 184 14,598 Ashburn 9 174 43,511 Dranesville 9 172 11,921 Manassas Park 9 172 16,361 Hayfield 9 163 3,909
All Virginia towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Town Score Loud / day People A Abingdon 3 2.2 8,325 Adwolf 1 0.1 1,530 Alexandria 5 16 155,230 Altavista 2 1.4 3,331 Amelia Court House 1 0.2 1,099 Amherst 1 0.3 2,113 Annandale 5 9.1 41,008 Appalachia 1 0.1 1,387 Apple Mountain Lake 3 2.6 1,396 Appomattox 2 0.6 1,992 Aquia Harbour 3 3.7 6,727 Arlington 5 9.7 207,627 Ashburn 9 174 43,511 Ashland 5 10 7,822 Atkins 1 0.1 1,143 B Bailey's Crossroads 7 55 23,643 Bassett 1 0.2 1,100 Basye 1 0.1 1,253 Bealeton 5 14 4,435 Bedford 2 0.5 6,777 Belle Haven 10 386 6,518 Bellwood 4 5.5 6,352 Belmont 8 66 5,966 Belmont Estates 1 0 1,263 Bensley 4 5.6 5,819 Berryville 3 4.5 4,782 Bethel Manor 5 12 3,792 Big Stone Gap 1 0.1 5,114 Blacksburg 4 7.9 45,485 Blackstone 1 0.1 3,336 Blue Ridge 4 4.1 3,084 Bluefield 1 0 4,906 Bon Air 4 5.7 16,366 Boswell's Corner 4 5.7 1,375 Bowling Green 2 0.8 1,225 Bracey 1 0.1 1,554 Brambleton 9 130 9,845 Brandermill 5 12 13,173 Bridgewater 1 0.1 6,765 Brightwood 2 0.5 1,001 Bristol 4 4.2 16,807 Broadlands 8 77 12,313 Broadway 1 0.1 4,317 Brookneal 1 0.2 1,078 Buchanan 2 0.9 1,210 Buckhall 8 92 16,293 Buena Vista 1 0 6,566 Bull Run 6 26 14,983 Bull Run Mountain Estates 8 75 1,251 Burke 4 6.1 41,055 Burke Centre 4 3.6 17,326 C Cana 1 0 1,254 Cape Charles 4 4.4 1,265 Captains Cove 1 0.2 1,042 Carrollton 5 7.8 4,574 Cascades 4 6.6 11,912 Castlewood 1 0.2 2,045 Cave Spring 3 2.8 24,922 Cedar Bluff 1 0 1,024 Central Garage 3 1.9 1,318 Centreville 10 256 71,135 Chamberlayne 7 34 5,456 Chantilly 9 225 23,039 Charlottesville 6 27 44,983 Chase City 1 0.1 2,052 Chatham 2 0.6 1,198 Chatmoss 1 0.1 1,698 Cherry Hill 3 2.5 16,000 Chesapeake 7 56 253,886 Chester 5 9.7 20,987 Chilhowie 1 0 1,620 Chincoteague 1 0.1 3,271 Christiansburg 3 2.9 22,542 Clarksville 1 0.3 1,302 Claypool Hill 1 0.1 1,776 Clifton Forge 1 0.1 3,388 Clintwood 1 0 1,337 Cloverdale 6 29 3,119 Coeburn 1 0.1 1,562 Collinsville 1 0.3 7,335 Colonial Beach 1 0.2 4,003 Colonial Heights 4 6.8 18,393 Concord 2 1.5 1,458 Countryside 6 18 10,072 County Center 8 68 3,270 Courtland 1 0.1 1,289 Covington 1 0 5,545 Crewe 1 0.1 2,238 Crimora 2 0.6 2,209 Crosspointe 4 7.4 5,802 Crozet 2 0.5 5,565 Culpeper 2 1.6 21,012 D Dahlgren 2 0.4 2,653 Dale City 6 20 65,969 Daleville 4 6.8 2,557 Danville 3 2.5 41,837 Dayton 1 0 1,740 Deltaville 1 0.1 1,119 Dooms 2 0.6 1,327 Dranesville 9 172 11,921 Dryden 1 0.1 1,208 Dublin 3 3.8 2,663 Dulles Town Center 8 73 4,601 Dumbarton 5 9.6 7,879 Dumfries 3 2.3 5,916 Dunn Loring 7 38 8,803 E East Highland Park 7 40 14,796 East Lexington 1 0 1,463 Edinburg 2 0.5 1,211 Elkton 1 0.2 3,036 Emory 1 0.2 1,251 Emporia 1 0 5,463 Enon 5 12 3,466 Ettrick 4 5.5 6,682 Exmore 1 0.1 1,431 F Fair Lakes 6 23 7,942 Fair Oaks 9 142 30,223 Fairfax 8 98 25,144 Fairfax Station 8 122 12,030 Fairlawn 3 2.4 2,367 Falls Church 7 55 14,685 Falmouth 4 5.8 4,274 Farmville 5 2.0 7,478 Ferrum 2 0.5 2,043 Fishersville 2 0.9 7,462 Floris 5 6.8 8,375 Forest 3 3.0 9,106 Fort Belvoir 8 77 7,100 Fort Hunt 8 110 16,045 Fort Lee 4 4.6 3,393 Franconia 8 87 18,245 Franklin 3 0.3 8,339 Franklin Farm 5 8.9 19,288 Fredericksburg 4 5.6 28,928 Front Royal 3 3.0 15,400 G Gainesville 6 15 11,481 Galax 1 0.1 6,717 Gate City 2 0.6 2,023 George Mason 6 21 9,496 Glade Spring 1 0.2 1,368 Glasgow 1 0 1,037 Glen Allen 5 13 14,774 Gloucester Courthouse 1 0.2 2,951 Gloucester Point 2 1.5 9,402 Gordonsville 2 1.7 1,492 Great Falls 7 45 15,427 Greenbriar 4 6.6 8,166 Gretna 2 0.3 1,284 Grottoes 1 0.2 2,996 Groveton 9 184 14,598 H Halifax 2 0.7 1,091 Hampden-Sydney 1 0.3 1,450 Hampton 4 4.5 137,098 Harrisonburg 1 0 51,082 Hayfield 9 163 3,909 Haymarket 6 20 1,570 Henry Fork 2 0.5 1,234 Herndon 5 9.9 24,935 Highland Springs 8 78 15,711 Hillsville 1 0.2 2,856 Hollins 7 44 14,673 Hollymead 7 39 7,690 Honaker 1 0 1,195 Hopewell 5 9.6 22,752 Horse Pasture 1 0.2 2,227 Huntington 7 32 11,267 Hurt 2 1.2 1,242 Hybla Valley 8 111 15,801 I Idylwood 7 58 17,288 Independence 1 0.1 1,005 Independent Hill 7 46 7,419 Innsbrook 5 7.4 7,753 J Jolivue 2 1.0 1,129 K Kenbridge 1 0.1 1,116 Kilmarnock 1 0 1,443 King George 3 1.0 4,457 Kings Park 7 41 4,333 Kings Park West 4 5.2 13,390 Kingstowne 8 106 15,556 L Lake Barcroft 7 56 9,558 Lake Caroline 2 0.7 2,260 Lake Holiday 1 0.4 1,905 Lake Land'Or 2 0.6 4,223 Lake Monticello 2 0.6 9,920 Lake Ridge 4 3.5 41,058 Lake Wilderness 2 1.3 2,669 Lake of the Woods 2 1.9 7,177 Lakeside 5 8.9 11,849 Lansdowne 8 72 11,253 Laurel 5 11 16,713 Laurel Hill 5 13 6,855 Lawrenceville 1 0 1,001 Laymantown 4 5.4 1,979 Lebanon 1 0.2 3,110 Leesburg 8 86 49,312 Lexington 1 0 7,528 Lincolnia 5 11 22,855 Linton Hall 8 81 35,725 Loch Lomond 9 116 3,701 Long Branch 8 105 7,593 Lorton 7 26 18,610 Loudoun Valley Estates 9 125 3,656 Louisa 3 3.0 2,150 Lovettsville 5 8.7 2,707 Lowes Island 9 157 10,756 Luray 2 0.6 4,828 Lynchburg 4 6.1 79,535 Lyndhurst 2 0.7 1,490 M Madison Heights 3 3.5 11,285 Manassas 8 92 42,696 Manassas Park 9 172 16,361 Manchester 6 27 10,804 Mantua 6 31 7,135 Marion 1 0.1 5,617 Marshall 4 5.4 1,480 Martinsville 1 0.1 13,763 Mason Neck 4 6.9 2,005 Massanetta Springs 1 0.1 4,833 Massanutten 1 0.2 2,291 Matoaca 4 3.8 2,403 McLean 6 18 48,115 McNair 7 54 17,513 Meadowbrook 4 5.2 18,312 Mechanicsville 4 4.8 36,348 Merrifield 5 12 15,212 Merrimac 5 14 2,133 Middletown 3 1.9 1,413 Montclair 4 7.3 19,570 Montrose 7 38 7,993 Motley 2 1.0 1,015 Mount Hermon 2 1.2 3,966 Mount Jackson 1 0.3 2,008 Mount Vernon 8 101 12,416 Mountain Road 1 0.4 1,100 N Narrows 1 0.2 2,046 Nellysford 1 0.4 1,076 New Baltimore 5 11 8,119 New Market 1 0.2 2,193 Newington 8 45 12,943 Newington Forest 5 17 12,442 Newport News 5 12 183,118 Nokesville 7 43 1,354 Norfolk 6 18 230,930 North Shore 2 1.0 3,094 North Springfield 8 108 7,274 Norton 1 0.2 3,492 O Oak Grove 8 94 1,777 Oakton 3 2.1 34,166 Occoquan 5 7.6 1,047 Onancock 1 0.1 1,157 Orange 2 1.0 5,158 P Passapatanzy 3 4.5 1,283 Patrick Springs 1 0.1 1,845 Pearisburg 2 0.4 2,832 Pembroke 2 0.6 1,130 Pennington Gap 1 0 1,577 Petersburg 4 3.6 33,309 Pimmit Hills 7 57 6,094 Piney Mountain 5 17 1,130 Plum Creek 3 2.2 1,524 Poquoson 5 13 12,635 Portsmouth 6 25 96,793 Potomac Mills 4 4.8 5,614 Prices Fork 3 2.4 1,066 Prince George 3 3.0 2,066 Pulaski 2 0.8 8,858 Purcellville 5 13 8,924 Q Quantico Base 3 3.3 4,452 R Radford 3 2.2 16,971 Raven 1 0 2,270 Ravensworth 7 53 2,466 Reston 8 120 58,404 Richlands 1 0 5,095 Richmond 4 6.8 229,247 Rivanna 3 2.5 1,860 Roanoke 5 10 97,171 Rockwood 6 20 8,431 Rocky Mount 2 0.7 4,968 Rose Hill 8 63 20,226 Ruckersville 4 7.4 1,141 Rural Retreat 1 0.2 1,529 Rushmere 3 3.5 1,018 Rustburg 3 2.9 1,431 S Salem 6 22 25,600 Saltville 1 0 1,779 Sandston 8 91 7,571 Seven Corners 7 36 9,255 Shawneeland 1 0.2 1,873 Shawsville 3 2.7 1,310 Shenandoah 1 0.2 2,480 Shenandoah Farms 3 3.3 3,033 Short Pump 4 5.9 24,729 Smithfield 4 5.3 8,989 South Boston 3 2.1 7,803 South Hill 1 0 4,881 South Riding 8 61 24,256 South Run 4 6.9 6,389 Southern Gateway 4 4.9 2,805 Spotsylvania Courthouse 2 1.5 4,239 Springfield 8 60 30,484 Springville 1 0 1,371 Stafford Courthouse 4 5.0 4,320 Stanley 1 0.5 1,703 Stanleytown 1 0.2 1,422 Staunton 1 0.2 25,915 Stephens City 4 5.1 2,116 Sterling 5 12 27,822 Stone Ridge 9 149 7,214 Strasburg 2 1.1 7,260 Stuart 1 0 1,426 Stuarts Draft 2 0.8 9,235 Sudley 7 50 16,203 Suffolk 4 4.6 100,659 Sugarland Run 8 65 11,799 T Tappahannock 2 0.6 2,187 Tazewell 1 0 4,332 Timberlake 6 19 12,183 Timberville 1 0.1 3,062 Triangle 3 2.4 8,188 Tuckahoe 4 6.6 44,990 Twin Lakes 5 12 1,647 U Union Hall 2 0.9 1,138 University Center 9 187 3,586 University of Virginia 6 20 7,704 V Verona 2 1.2 4,239 Victoria 1 0.1 1,747 Vienna 4 6.8 16,306 Vinton 3 2.3 8,046 Virginia Beach 3 2.5 453,649 W Wakefield 8 102 11,275 Warrenton 5 7.0 10,210 Warsaw 1 0.4 1,673 Wattsville 1 0.2 1,128 Waverly 1 0.2 1,942 Waynesboro 2 0.8 23,182 Weber City 2 0.7 1,238 West Point 3 1.8 3,536 West Springfield 5 9.2 22,460 Weyers Cave 1 0.1 2,473 Williamsburg 2 1.2 15,847 Winchester 5 10 27,617 Windsor 2 1.5 2,899 Wise 1 0.2 2,890 Wolf Trap 5 11 16,131 Woodbridge 4 6.7 4,055 Woodburn 7 14 8,480 Woodlake 4 6.9 7,319 Woodlawn 1 0.1 2,343 Woodstock 2 0.6 5,940 Wyndham 4 5.6 9,785 Wytheville 1 0.3 8,172 Y Yorkshire 9 224 7,541
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .