Noise Levels in Community Workers Council, San Antonio, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
50 dBA
Average noise across Community Workers Council
Quiet office
641
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
18% of Community Workers Council residents
70 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Community Workers Council 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 641 Community Workers Council residents, or 18.0%, live above that level. By land area, 36.8% of Community Workers Council is above 55 dBA.
63.2% below 55 dBA
36.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Community Workers Council compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Community Workers Council
Average noise levels for Community Workers Council residents, grouped by direction from the center of Community Workers Council. The highest population-weighted average is in western Community Workers Council; the lowest is in eastern Community Workers Council, where just 27% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Western Community Workers Council
62.1 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northwestern Community Workers Council
59.6 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southeastern Community Workers Council
53.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Community Workers Council
53.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Community Workers Council
53.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in western Community Workers Council sounds about 87% louder than in eastern Community Workers Council, a 9.0 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 State Hwy 151 do you need to be?
State Hwy 151 produces an estimated 75 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
75 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
61 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
52 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
660 ft
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
36 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 2% of Community Workers Council sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 49% 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
San Antonio International (SAT) sits northeast of Community Workers Council. 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 Community Workers Council, 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 Community Workers Council
The bar chart below shows the share of Community Workers Council residents in each noise band. About 81% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 2% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Community Workers Council Compares
Community Workers Council sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Community Workers Council's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with University Park-San Antonio, Cable-Westwood, Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake, and United Westwood.
Average noise level (dBA)
Community Workers Council's 49.9 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 Community Workers Council because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 18.0% of Community Workers Council 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, 36.8% of Community Workers Council'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 Community Workers Council
- 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 State Hwy 151 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 2% of Community Workers Council is under tree cover (much 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. San Antonio International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
