Noise Levels in CCSI-South Inglewood, Nashville, TN | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across CCSI-South Inglewood
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,056
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
23% of CCSI-South Inglewood residents
68 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across CCSI-South Inglewood 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 1,056 CCSI-South Inglewood residents, or 23.2%, live above that level. By land area, 27.6% of CCSI-South Inglewood is above 55 dBA.
72.4% below 55 dBA
27.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in CCSI-South Inglewood compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of CCSI-South Inglewood
Average noise levels for CCSI-South Inglewood residents, grouped by direction from the center of CCSI-South Inglewood. Central CCSI-South Inglewood carries the highest population-weighted average; Western CCSI-South Inglewood carries the lowest. Just 25% of residents in Western CCSI-South Inglewood live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in Central CCSI-South Inglewood.
Central CCSI-South Inglewood
52.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern CCSI-South Inglewood
52.1 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern CCSI-South Inglewood
50.9 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern CCSI-South Inglewood
51.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western CCSI-South Inglewood
48.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Central CCSI-South Inglewood sounds about 28% louder than Western CCSI-South Inglewood to the human ear, a 3.6 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 68 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
68 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
48 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
41 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 37% of CCSI-South Inglewood sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 27% 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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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of CCSI-South Inglewood. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
Airport Noise
Nashville International (BNA) sits southeast of CCSI-South Inglewood. 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 CCSI-South Inglewood, particularly to the northwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across CCSI-South Inglewood
The bar chart below shows the share of CCSI-South Inglewood residents in each noise band. About 85% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 4% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How CCSI-South Inglewood Compares
CCSI-South Inglewood sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how CCSI-South Inglewood's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Midtown-Nashville, Edgehill, Woodbine, and Merry Oaks.
Average noise level (dBA)
CCSI-South Inglewood's 51.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Tennessee as a whole averages 49.2 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than CCSI-South Inglewood because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 23.2% of CCSI-South Inglewood residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's fewer than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 27.6% of CCSI-South Inglewood's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Tennessee average of 18.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to CCSI-South Inglewood
- 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 37% of CCSI-South Inglewood is under tree cover (much heavier than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-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. Nashville International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
