Noise Levels in Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Enderis Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,118
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
44% of Enderis Park residents
64 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Enderis Park 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 1,118 Enderis Park residents, or 44.2%, live above that level. By land area, 47.3% of Enderis Park is above 55 dBA.
52.7% below 55 dBA
47.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Enderis Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Enderis Park
Average noise levels for Enderis Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Enderis Park. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern Enderis Park; the lowest is in central Enderis Park, where just 47% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern Enderis Park
60.2 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northwestern Enderis Park
56.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Enderis Park
56.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Central Enderis Park
56.7 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in southeastern Enderis Park sounds about 27% louder than in central Enderis Park, a 3.5 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 do you need to be?
produces an estimated 64 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
64 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 13% of Enderis Park sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 59% 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
General Mitchell International (MKE) sits southeast of Enderis Park. 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 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Enderis Park, particularly to the northwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Enderis Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Enderis Park residents in each noise band. About 46% 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 Enderis Park Compares
Enderis Park sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Enderis Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with kops-park-milwaukee-wi, walnut-hill-milwaukee-wi, Long View, and Golden Valley.
Average noise level (dBA)
Enderis Park's 55.5 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Wisconsin as a whole averages 53.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Enderis Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 44.2% of Enderis Park residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 47.3% of Enderis Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Wisconsin average of 29.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Enderis Park
- 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 13% of Enderis Park is under tree cover (about average for 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.
- Airport noise is directional. General Mitchell International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
