Noise Levels in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,013
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
31% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch residents
64 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch 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 1,013 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch residents, or 30.6%, live above that level. By land area, 28.0% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch is above 55 dBA.
72.0% below 55 dBA
28.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
Average noise levels for Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch residents, grouped by direction from the center of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch. The highest population-weighted average is in northern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch; the lowest is in central Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, where just 21% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Northern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
54.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
54.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
52.7 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
52.7 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
52.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in northern Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch sounds about 16% louder than in central Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, a 2.1 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 do you need to be?
produces an estimated 64 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
64 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 4% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 64% 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
George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) sits south of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, 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 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
The bar chart below shows the share of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch residents in each noise band. About 76% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch Compares
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Riverwalk, Imperial Oaks, North Park Forest, and imperial-oaks-park-spring-tx.
Average noise level (dBA)
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch's 51.6 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 30.6% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch 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, 28.0% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch
- 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 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 4% of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch is under tree cover (much lighter than most neighborhoods), 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. George Bush Intcntl/Houston's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
