Noise Levels in Cedar Creek, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
44 dBA
Average noise across Cedar Creek
Quiet suburban street at night
431
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
4% of Cedar Creek residents
70 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Cedar Creek 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 431 Cedar Creek residents, or 3.8%, live above that level. By land area, 7.3% of Cedar Creek is above 55 dBA.
92.7% below 55 dBA
7.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Cedar Creek compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Cedar Creek
Average noise levels for Cedar Creek residents, grouped by direction from the center of Cedar Creek. Central Cedar Creek carries the highest population-weighted average; Northern Cedar Creek carries the lowest. Just 3% of residents in Northern Cedar Creek live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in Central Cedar Creek.
Central Cedar Creek
51.1 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Cedar Creek
45.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern Cedar Creek
42.6 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern Cedar Creek
43.3 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Western Cedar Creek
47.1 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Central Cedar Creek sounds about 80% louder than Northern Cedar Creek to the human ear, a 8.5 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 70 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
70 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
48 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
40 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 17% of Cedar Creek sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 5% 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
Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) sits northwest of Cedar Creek. 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 Cedar Creek, particularly to the southeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Cedar Creek
The bar chart below shows the share of Cedar Creek residents in each noise band. About 96% 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 Cedar Creek Compares
Cedar Creek sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Cedar Creek's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Lockhart, Del Valle, Bastrop, and Dale.
Average noise level (dBA)
Cedar Creek's 44.4 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Cedar Creek because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 3.8% of Cedar Creek 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, 7.3% of Cedar Creek'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 Cedar Creek
- 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 17% of Cedar Creek is under tree cover (lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is shrub / scrub. 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. Austin-Bergstrom International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
