Noise Levels in Falcon Landing, Katy, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
50 dBA
Average noise across Falcon Landing
Quiet office
490
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
13% of Falcon Landing residents
75 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Falcon Landing 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 490 Falcon Landing residents, or 13.0%, live above that level. By land area, 21.8% of Falcon Landing is above 55 dBA.
78.2% below 55 dBA
21.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Falcon Landing compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Falcon Landing
Average noise levels for Falcon Landing residents, grouped by direction from the center of Falcon Landing. The highest population-weighted average is in southern Falcon Landing; the lowest is in central Falcon Landing, where just 17% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Southern Falcon Landing
62.8 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northern Falcon Landing
61.5 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Central Falcon Landing
59.6 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in southern Falcon Landing sounds about 25% louder than in central Falcon Landing, a 3.2 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 75 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
75 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
61 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
660 ft
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 11% of Falcon Landing sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 55% 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
George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) sits northeast of Falcon Landing. 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 Falcon Landing, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Falcon Landing
The bar chart below shows the share of Falcon Landing residents in each noise band. About 97% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Falcon Landing Compares
Falcon Landing sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Falcon Landing's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Memorial Parkway, Nottingham, West Memorial, and Terra del Sol.
Average noise level (dBA)
Falcon Landing's 50.3 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Falcon Landing because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 13.0% of Falcon Landing 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, 21.8% of Falcon Landing's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Falcon Landing
- 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 11% of Falcon Landing 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.
- Airport noise is directional. George Bush Intcntl/Houston's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
