Noise Levels in Cloverdale Watson, Little Rock, AR | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
57 dBA
Average noise across Cloverdale Watson
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
2,691
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
47% of Cloverdale Watson residents
80 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Cloverdale Watson 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 2,691 Cloverdale Watson residents, or 46.8%, live above that level. By land area, 56.1% of Cloverdale Watson is above 55 dBA.
43.9% below 55 dBA
56.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Cloverdale Watson compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Cloverdale Watson
Average noise levels for Cloverdale Watson residents, grouped by direction from the center of Cloverdale Watson. The highest population-weighted average is in northern Cloverdale Watson; the lowest is in southwestern Cloverdale Watson, where just 39% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Northern Cloverdale Watson
63.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northeastern Cloverdale Watson
63.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southeastern Cloverdale Watson
56.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Cloverdale Watson
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Cloverdale Watson
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in northern Cloverdale Watson sounds about 71% louder than in southwestern Cloverdale Watson, a 7.7 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 Geyerspringsrd do you need to be?
Geyerspringsrd produces an estimated 63 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
63 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
51 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
660 ft
36 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 42% of Cloverdale Watson sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 30% 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 Cloverdale Watson. 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
Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (LIT) sits northeast of Cloverdale Watson. 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 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Cloverdale Watson, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Cloverdale Watson
The bar chart below shows the share of Cloverdale Watson residents in each noise band. About 37% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 19% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Cloverdale Watson Compares
Cloverdale Watson sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Cloverdale Watson's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Oak Forest, Wakefield, Downtown Little Rock, and Heights.
Average noise level (dBA)
Cloverdale Watson's 56.6 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Arkansas as a whole averages 52.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Cloverdale Watson because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 46.8% of Cloverdale Watson 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, 56.1% of Cloverdale Watson's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Arkansas average of 29.9% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Cloverdale Watson
- 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 Geyerspringsrd 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 42% of Cloverdale Watson 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. Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
