Noise Levels in Canoga Park, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Canoga Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
28,018
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
35% of Canoga Park residents
72 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Canoga Park at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 28,018 Canoga Park residents, or 34.6%, live above that level. By land area, 39.3% of Canoga Park is above 55 dBA.
60.7% below 55 dBA
39.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Canoga Park compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Canoga Park
Average noise levels for Canoga Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Canoga Park. The highest population-weighted average is in central Canoga Park; the lowest is in southeastern Canoga Park, where just 34% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Central Canoga Park
59.7 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Canoga Park
59.2 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northwestern Canoga Park
55.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Canoga Park
54.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Canoga Park
53.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in central Canoga Park sounds about 51% louder than in southeastern Canoga Park, a 5.9 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from El Camino Real do you need to be?
El Camino Real produces an estimated 60 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
60 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
46 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 2% of Canoga Park sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most cities) and roughly 67% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
Bob Hope (BUR) sits east of Canoga Park. The U.S. Department of Transportation models aviation noise around this airport from federal traffic data, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Canoga Park, particularly to the west, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Canoga Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Canoga Park residents in each noise band. About 57% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 13% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Canoga Park Compares
Canoga Park sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Canoga Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Northridge, Winnetka, North Hills, and Pacoima.
Average noise level (dBA)
Canoga Park's 53.5 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Canoga Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 34.6% of Canoga Park residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 39.3% of Canoga Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Canoga Park
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from El Camino Real and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 2% of Canoga Park is under tree cover (much lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is medium-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Bob Hope's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the east. Neighborhoods to the west of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
