Noise Levels in Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Eastland-Wilora Lake
Quiet office to normal conversation
815
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
14% of Eastland-Wilora Lake residents
70 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Eastland-Wilora Lake 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 815 Eastland-Wilora Lake residents, or 13.9%, live above that level. By land area, 18.5% of Eastland-Wilora Lake is above 55 dBA.
81.5% below 55 dBA
18.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Eastland-Wilora Lake compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Eastland-Wilora Lake
Average noise levels for Eastland-Wilora Lake residents, grouped by direction from the center of Eastland-Wilora Lake. Western Eastland-Wilora Lake carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Eastland-Wilora Lake carries the lowest. Just 6% of residents in Eastern Eastland-Wilora Lake live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Western Eastland-Wilora Lake.
Central Eastland-Wilora Lake
49.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Eastern Eastland-Wilora Lake
49.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern Eastland-Wilora Lake
50.1 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern Eastland-Wilora Lake
52.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Eastland-Wilora Lake
53.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Eastland-Wilora Lake sounds about 33% louder than Eastern Eastland-Wilora Lake to the human ear, a 4.1 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 Ns-902 do you need to be?
Ns-902 produces an estimated 67 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
67 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
52 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
44 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 34% of Eastland-Wilora Lake sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 38% 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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Airport Noise
Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) sits west of Eastland-Wilora Lake. 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 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Eastland-Wilora Lake, particularly to the east, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Eastland-Wilora Lake
The bar chart below shows the share of Eastland-Wilora Lake residents in each noise band. About 89% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 5% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Eastland-Wilora Lake Compares
Eastland-Wilora Lake sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Eastland-Wilora Lake's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Eastway-Sheffield Park, Marlwood, Farm Pond, and Hickory Grove.
Average noise level (dBA)
Eastland-Wilora Lake's 51.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. North Carolina as a whole averages 49.7 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Eastland-Wilora Lake because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 13.9% of Eastland-Wilora Lake 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, 18.5% of Eastland-Wilora Lake's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a North Carolina average of 22.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Eastland-Wilora Lake
- 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 Ns-902 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 34% of Eastland-Wilora Lake 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.
- Airport noise is directional. Charlotte/Douglas International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
