Noise Levels in East Roseville Parkway, Roseville, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across East Roseville Parkway
Quiet office to normal conversation
863
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
21% of East Roseville Parkway residents
86 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across East Roseville Parkway 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 863 East Roseville Parkway residents, or 21.0%, live above that level. By land area, 41.2% of East Roseville Parkway is above 55 dBA.
58.8% below 55 dBA
41.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in East Roseville Parkway compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of East Roseville Parkway
Average noise levels for East Roseville Parkway residents, grouped by direction from the center of East Roseville Parkway. Western East Roseville Parkway carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern East Roseville Parkway carries the lowest. Just 4% of residents in Eastern East Roseville Parkway live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Western East Roseville Parkway.
Central East Roseville Parkway
55.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern East Roseville Parkway
42.0 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern East Roseville Parkway
54.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern East Roseville Parkway
46.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western East Roseville Parkway
57.7 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western East Roseville Parkway sounds about 197% louder than Eastern East Roseville Parkway to the human ear, a 15.7 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 I-80 do you need to be?
I-80 produces an estimated 81 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
81 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
67 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
51 dBA
Quiet office
¼ mile
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 7% of East Roseville Parkway sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 57% 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 East Roseville Parkway. 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.
How Noise Is Distributed Across East Roseville Parkway
The bar chart below shows the share of East Roseville Parkway residents in each noise band. About 45% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 4% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How East Roseville Parkway Compares
East Roseville Parkway sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how East Roseville Parkway's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Kaseberg-Kingswood, Stanford, Johnson Ranch, and Woodcreek Oaks.
Average noise level (dBA)
East Roseville Parkway's 52.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than East Roseville Parkway because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 21.0% of East Roseville Parkway 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, 41.2% of East Roseville Parkway's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to East Roseville Parkway
- 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 I-80 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 7% of East Roseville Parkway 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.
