Noise Levels in Coral Ridge Isles, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Coral Ridge Isles
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,318
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
35% of Coral Ridge Isles residents
83 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Coral Ridge Isles 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 1,318 Coral Ridge Isles residents, or 34.7%, live above that level. By land area, 51.6% of Coral Ridge Isles is above 55 dBA.
48.4% below 55 dBA
51.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Coral Ridge Isles compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Coral Ridge Isles
Average noise levels for Coral Ridge Isles residents, grouped by direction from the center of Coral Ridge Isles. Northern Coral Ridge Isles carries the highest population-weighted average; Central Coral Ridge Isles carries the lowest. Just 20% of residents in Central Coral Ridge Isles live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in Northern Coral Ridge Isles.
Central Coral Ridge Isles
52.8 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Coral Ridge Isles
55.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Coral Ridge Isles
55.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Coral Ridge Isles sounds about 20% louder than Central Coral Ridge Isles to the human ear, a 2.6 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 83 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
83 dBA
Food blender at arm’s length
165 ft
69 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
61 dBA
Busy restaurant
660 ft
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
¼ mile
46 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
38 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 6% of Coral Ridge Isles sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 66% 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 Coral Ridge Isles. 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
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) sits south of Coral Ridge Isles. 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 50 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Coral Ridge Isles, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Coral Ridge Isles
The bar chart below shows the share of Coral Ridge Isles residents in each noise band. About 71% 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 Coral Ridge Isles Compares
Coral Ridge Isles sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Coral Ridge Isles's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Bay Colony, Tarpon River, and River Oaks.
Average noise level (dBA)
Coral Ridge Isles's 54.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Coral Ridge Isles because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 34.7% of Coral Ridge Isles 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, 51.6% of Coral Ridge Isles's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Coral Ridge Isles
- 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 6% of Coral Ridge Isles is under tree cover (lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is medium-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. Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
