Noise Levels in Eldorado Village, Largo, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Eldorado Village
Quiet office to normal conversation
916
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
15% of Eldorado Village residents
67 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Eldorado Village 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 916 Eldorado Village residents, or 15.3%, live above that level. By land area, 23.2% of Eldorado Village is above 55 dBA.
76.8% below 55 dBA
23.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Eldorado Village compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Eldorado Village
Average noise levels for Eldorado Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Eldorado Village. The highest population-weighted average is in northeastern Eldorado Village; the lowest is in northwestern Eldorado Village, where just 4% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Northeastern Eldorado Village
53.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Eldorado Village
53.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Eldorado Village
53.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Eldorado Village
49.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northwestern Eldorado Village
48.4 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in northeastern Eldorado Village sounds about 46% louder than in northwestern Eldorado Village, a 5.5 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 Keene Rd do you need to be?
Keene Rd 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
49 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 17% of Eldorado Village sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 49% 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
St Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) sits east of Eldorado Village. 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 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Eldorado Village, particularly to the west, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Eldorado Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Eldorado Village residents in each noise band. About 70% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 1% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Eldorado Village Compares
Eldorado Village sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Eldorado Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Euclid-St Paul, On Top of The World, Central Oak Park, and Childs Park.
Average noise level (dBA)
Eldorado Village's 51.4 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Eldorado Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 15.3% of Eldorado Village 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, 23.2% of Eldorado Village'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 Eldorado Village
- 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 Keene Rd 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 17% of Eldorado Village 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. St Pete-Clearwater International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the east. Neighborhoods to the west of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
