Noise Levels in Greens of McKinney, McKinney, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Greens of McKinney
Quiet office to normal conversation
849
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
26% of Greens of McKinney residents
81 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Greens of McKinney 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 849 Greens of McKinney residents, or 25.6%, live above that level. By land area, 26.1% of Greens of McKinney is above 55 dBA.
73.9% below 55 dBA
26.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Greens of McKinney compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Greens of McKinney
Average noise levels for Greens of McKinney residents, grouped by direction from the center of Greens of McKinney. Western Greens of McKinney carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Greens of McKinney carries the lowest. Just 18% of residents in Southern Greens of McKinney live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Western Greens of McKinney.
Central Greens of McKinney
55.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Greens of McKinney
51.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Greens of McKinney
50.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Western Greens of McKinney
71.4 dBA · Loud
City bus interior
Western Greens of McKinney sounds about 323% louder than Southern Greens of McKinney to the human ear, a 20.8 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 US Hwy 75 do you need to be?
US Hwy 75 produces an estimated 61 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
61 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
39 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 5% of Greens of McKinney sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 64% 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
Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) sits southwest of Greens of McKinney. 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 45 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Greens of McKinney, particularly to the northeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Greens of McKinney
The bar chart below shows the share of Greens of McKinney residents in each noise band. About 69% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 2% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Greens of McKinney Compares
Greens of McKinney sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Greens of McKinney's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Eldorado Heights, Village Park, Apollo Arapaho and Camelot, and The Ws.
Average noise level (dBA)
Greens of McKinney's 53.0 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Greens of McKinney because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 25.6% of Greens of McKinney 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, 26.1% of Greens of McKinney'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 Greens of McKinney
- 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 US Hwy 75 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 5% of Greens of McKinney 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. Dallas-Fort Worth International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
