Noise Levels in Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch, Gainesville, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
Quiet office to normal conversation
647
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
24% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch residents
68 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch 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 647 Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch residents, or 24.1%, live above that level. By land area, 38.3% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch is above 55 dBA.
61.7% below 55 dBA
38.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
Average noise levels for Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch residents, grouped by direction from the center of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch. The highest population-weighted average is in central Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch; the lowest is in southeastern Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch, where just 20% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in the loudest section.
Central Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
54.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
54.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northeastern Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
54.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
53.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in central Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch sounds about 7% louder than in southeastern Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch, a 1.0 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 do you need to be?
produces an estimated 68 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
68 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
54 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 32% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 27% 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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How Noise Is Distributed Across Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
The bar chart below shows the share of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch residents in each noise band. About 75% 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 Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch Compares
Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with fifth-avenue-gainesville-fl, University Park-Gainsville, highland-court-manor-gainesville-fl, and pleasant-street-gainesville-fl.
Average noise level (dBA)
Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch's 52.5 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 Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 24.1% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch 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, 38.3% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch'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 Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch
- 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 32% of Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch 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.
