Noise Levels in Haledon, NJ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
49 dBA
Average noise across Haledon
Quiet office
982
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
13% of Haledon residents
67 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Haledon 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 982 Haledon residents, or 13.0%, live above that level. By land area, 13.0% of Haledon is above 55 dBA.
87.0% below 55 dBA
13.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Haledon compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Haledon
Average noise levels for Haledon residents, grouped by direction from the center of Haledon. Central Haledon carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Haledon carries the lowest. Just 8% of residents in Eastern Haledon live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in Central Haledon.
Central Haledon
50.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Eastern Haledon
45.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern Haledon
49.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern Haledon
48.4 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western Haledon
49.3 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Central Haledon sounds about 40% louder than Eastern Haledon to the human ear, a 4.9 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 67 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
67 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
54 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
40 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 33% of Haledon sits under tree canopy (about average for cities) and roughly 44% 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
Newark Liberty International (EWR) sits south of Haledon. 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 Haledon, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Haledon
The bar chart below shows the share of Haledon residents in each noise band. About 89% 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 Haledon Compares
Haledon sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Haledon's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Totowa, North Haledon, Fairfield, and Pompton Plains.
Average noise level (dBA)
Haledon's 49.1 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. New Jersey as a whole averages 49.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Haledon because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 13.0% of Haledon 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, 13.0% of Haledon's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a New Jersey average of 25.2% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Haledon
- 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 33% of Haledon is under tree cover (about average for cities), 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. Newark Liberty International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
