Noise Levels in Chandler Heights, Garland, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Chandler Heights
Quiet office to normal conversation
971
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
46% of Chandler Heights residents
60 dBA
Loudest residential point
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Chandler Heights 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 971 Chandler Heights residents, or 46.2%, live above that level. By land area, 45.6% of Chandler Heights is above 55 dBA.
54.4% below 55 dBA
45.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Chandler Heights compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Chandler Heights
Average noise levels for Chandler Heights residents, grouped by direction from the center of Chandler Heights. The highest population-weighted average is in eastern Chandler Heights; the lowest is in southern Chandler Heights, where just 30% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in the loudest section.
Eastern Chandler Heights
60.5 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southeastern Chandler Heights
56.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southwestern Chandler Heights
55.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Chandler Heights
53.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Chandler Heights
52.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in eastern Chandler Heights sounds about 73% louder than in southern Chandler Heights, a 7.9 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 do you need to be?
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
47 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
40 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 9% of Chandler Heights sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 43% 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
Dallas Love Field (DAL) sits west of Chandler Heights. 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 Chandler Heights, particularly to the east, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Chandler Heights
The bar chart below shows the share of Chandler Heights residents in each noise band. About 45% 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 Chandler Heights Compares
Chandler Heights sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Chandler Heights's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with mill-creek-crossing-garland-tx, Monica Park, Oaks, and Almeta-Bonita-Bella Vista.
Average noise level (dBA)
Chandler Heights's 53.7 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 Chandler Heights because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 46.2% of Chandler Heights 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, 45.6% of Chandler Heights'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 Chandler Heights
- 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 9% of Chandler Heights is under tree cover (lighter 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. Dallas Love Field's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
