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by ismarc 5195 days ago
More anecdotes, but, I lived 1 1/2 miles perpendicular to the most frequent runway of an airport. If you were outside, you could hear every plane take off and it disturbed an otherwise perfect place to live. However, with zero noise considerations in building, couldn't hear a thing inside. On the other hand, I now live within 2 miles of a medium sized metro area and the normal sound of traffic is louder than the planes were. So while I never took db readings, environment is going to play a huge impact, but even minimal insulation will make it inaudible.