Noise Levels in Downtown Jacinto City, Jacinto City, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Downtown Jacinto City
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,458
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
40% of Downtown Jacinto City residents
77 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Downtown Jacinto City 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 1,458 Downtown Jacinto City residents, or 39.5%, live above that level. By land area, 40.0% of Downtown Jacinto City is above 55 dBA.
60.0% below 55 dBA
40.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Downtown Jacinto City compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Downtown Jacinto City
Average noise levels for Downtown Jacinto City residents, grouped by direction from the center of Downtown Jacinto City. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Downtown Jacinto City; the lowest is in southwestern Downtown Jacinto City, where just 19% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern Downtown Jacinto City
61.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Downtown Jacinto City
57.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northeastern Downtown Jacinto City
55.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Downtown Jacinto City
52.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Downtown Jacinto City
52.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in northwestern Downtown Jacinto City sounds about 84% louder than in southwestern Downtown Jacinto City, a 8.8 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 East Fwy do you need to be?
East Fwy produces an estimated 56 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
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
37 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 15% of Downtown Jacinto City sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 42% 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 Downtown Jacinto City. 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
William P Hobby (HOU) sits south of Downtown Jacinto City. 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 Downtown Jacinto City, 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 Downtown Jacinto City
The bar chart below shows the share of Downtown Jacinto City residents in each noise band. About 60% 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 Downtown Jacinto City Compares
Downtown Jacinto City sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Downtown Jacinto City's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Hubbell, Kashmere Gardens, Midtown, and Houston Farms.
Average noise level (dBA)
Downtown Jacinto City's 53.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Downtown Jacinto City because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 39.5% of Downtown Jacinto City 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, 40.0% of Downtown Jacinto City'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 Downtown Jacinto City
- 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 East Fwy 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 15% of Downtown Jacinto City is under tree cover (about average for 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. William P Hobby's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
