Noise Levels in Greenville South Broadway Historic District, Greenville, OH | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Greenville South Broadway Historic District
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,379
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
40% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District residents
78 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Greenville South Broadway Historic District 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 1,379 Greenville South Broadway Historic District residents, or 40.5%, live above that level. By land area, 44.8% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District is above 55 dBA.
55.2% below 55 dBA
44.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Greenville South Broadway Historic District compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Greenville South Broadway Historic District
Average noise levels for Greenville South Broadway Historic District residents, grouped by direction from the center of Greenville South Broadway Historic District. Eastern Greenville South Broadway Historic District carries the highest population-weighted average; Northern Greenville South Broadway Historic District carries the lowest. Just 36% of residents in Northern Greenville South Broadway Historic District live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in Eastern Greenville South Broadway Historic District.
Central Greenville South Broadway Historic District
52.8 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Greenville South Broadway Historic District
53.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Greenville South Broadway Historic District
52.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Greenville South Broadway Historic District
53.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Greenville South Broadway Historic District
53.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Greenville South Broadway Historic District sounds about 10% louder than Northern Greenville South Broadway Historic District to the human ear, a 1.4 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 SR-118 do you need to be?
SR-118 produces an estimated 54 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
54 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
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 7% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 51% 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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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of Greenville South Broadway Historic District. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Greenville South Broadway Historic District
The bar chart below shows the share of Greenville South Broadway Historic District residents in each noise band. About 63% 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 Greenville South Broadway Historic District Compares
Greenville South Broadway Historic District sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Greenville South Broadway Historic District's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Hobart Circle Historic District, Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Hillcrest, and Residence Park.
Average noise level (dBA)
Greenville South Broadway Historic District's 53.0 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Ohio as a whole averages 51.1 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Greenville South Broadway Historic District because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 40.5% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District 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, 44.8% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Ohio average of 26.4% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Greenville South Broadway Historic District
- 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 SR-118 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 7% of Greenville South Broadway Historic District 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.
