Noise Levels in Fishers Landing East, Vancouver, WA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Fishers Landing East
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
3,064
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
46% of Fishers Landing East residents
68 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Fishers Landing East 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 3,064 Fishers Landing East residents, or 46.2%, live above that level. By land area, 49.9% of Fishers Landing East is above 55 dBA.
50.1% below 55 dBA
49.9% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Fishers Landing East compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Fishers Landing East
Average noise levels for Fishers Landing East residents, grouped by direction from the center of Fishers Landing East. Southern Fishers Landing East carries the highest population-weighted average; Northern Fishers Landing East carries the lowest. Just 45% of residents in Northern Fishers Landing East live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in Southern Fishers Landing East.
Central Fishers Landing East
54.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Fishers Landing East
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Fishers Landing East
54.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Fishers Landing East
60.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Fishers Landing East
57.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Fishers Landing East sounds about 45% louder than Northern Fishers Landing East to the human ear, a 5.4 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 SE 20TH St do you need to be?
SE 20TH St produces an estimated 55 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
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
41 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
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 23% of Fishers Landing East sits under tree canopy (heavier than most 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
Portland International (PDX) sits west of Fishers Landing East. 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 Fishers Landing East, 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 Fishers Landing East
The bar chart below shows the share of Fishers Landing East residents in each noise band. About 38% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 26% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Fishers Landing East Compares
Fishers Landing East sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Fishers Landing East's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Fircrest, Landover-Sharmel, North Image, and West Minnehaha.
Average noise level (dBA)
Fishers Landing East's 56.3 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Washington as a whole averages 51.3 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Fishers Landing East because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 46.2% of Fishers Landing East residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's more than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 49.9% of Fishers Landing East's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Washington average of 27.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Fishers Landing East
- 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 SE 20TH St 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 23% of Fishers Landing East is under tree cover (heavier 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. Portland International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
