Noise Levels in East Village Oxnard, Oxnard, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across East Village Oxnard
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,337
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
40% of East Village Oxnard residents
63 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across East Village Oxnard 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 1,337 East Village Oxnard residents, or 39.9%, live above that level. By land area, 38.0% of East Village Oxnard is above 55 dBA.
62.0% below 55 dBA
38.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in East Village Oxnard compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of East Village Oxnard
Average noise levels for East Village Oxnard residents, grouped by direction from the center of East Village Oxnard. The highest population-weighted average is in southern East Village Oxnard; the lowest is in central East Village Oxnard, where just 20% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Southern East Village Oxnard
56.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western East Village Oxnard
55.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central East Village Oxnard
53.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in southern East Village Oxnard sounds about 24% louder than in central East Village Oxnard, a 3.1 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 63 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
63 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 3% of East Village Oxnard sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 67% 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 East Village Oxnard
The bar chart below shows the share of East Village Oxnard residents in each noise band. About 63% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 11% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How East Village Oxnard Compares
East Village Oxnard sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how East Village Oxnard's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Rio Lindo, La Colonia, West Village, and Bartolo Square North.
Average noise level (dBA)
East Village Oxnard's 53.9 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than East Village Oxnard because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 39.9% of East Village Oxnard 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, 38.0% of East Village Oxnard'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 Village Oxnard
- 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 3% of East Village Oxnard is under tree cover (much 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.
