Noise Levels in Clanton Park-Roseland, Charlotte, NC | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across Clanton Park-Roseland
Quiet office to normal conversation
886
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
30% of Clanton Park-Roseland residents
79 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Clanton Park-Roseland 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 886 Clanton Park-Roseland residents, or 29.9%, live above that level. By land area, 49.6% of Clanton Park-Roseland is above 55 dBA.
50.4% below 55 dBA
49.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Clanton Park-Roseland compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Clanton Park-Roseland
Average noise levels for Clanton Park-Roseland residents, grouped by direction from the center of Clanton Park-Roseland. The highest population-weighted average is in central Clanton Park-Roseland; the lowest is in northeastern Clanton Park-Roseland, where just 39% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Central Clanton Park-Roseland
62.9 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southwestern Clanton Park-Roseland
62.9 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northeastern Clanton Park-Roseland
56.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in central Clanton Park-Roseland sounds about 59% louder than in northeastern Clanton Park-Roseland, a 6.7 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 I-77 do you need to be?
I-77 produces an estimated 78 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 quiet suburban street at night.
At source
78 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
65 dBA
Busy restaurant
330 ft
57 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
¼ mile
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 58% of Clanton Park-Roseland sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 17% 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 Clanton Park-Roseland. 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
Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) sits west of Clanton Park-Roseland. 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 Clanton Park-Roseland, 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 Clanton Park-Roseland
The bar chart below shows the share of Clanton Park-Roseland residents in each noise band. About 70% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 10% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Clanton Park-Roseland Compares
Clanton Park-Roseland sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Clanton Park-Roseland's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with wilmore-charlotte-nc, Starmount, Ashley Park, and Eagle Lake.
Average noise level (dBA)
Clanton Park-Roseland's 52.1 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. North Carolina as a whole averages 49.7 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Clanton Park-Roseland because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 29.9% of Clanton Park-Roseland 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, 49.6% of Clanton Park-Roseland's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a North Carolina average of 22.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Clanton Park-Roseland
- 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 I-77 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 58% of Clanton Park-Roseland is under tree cover (much heavier than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is deciduous forest. 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. Charlotte/Douglas International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
