Noise Levels in Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Hollywood Riviera
Quiet office to normal conversation
3,977
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
32% of Hollywood Riviera residents
72 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Hollywood Riviera 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 3,977 Hollywood Riviera residents, or 32.2%, live above that level. By land area, 35.3% of Hollywood Riviera is above 55 dBA.
64.7% below 55 dBA
35.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Hollywood Riviera compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Hollywood Riviera
Average noise levels for Hollywood Riviera residents, grouped by direction from the center of Hollywood Riviera. The highest population-weighted average is in western Hollywood Riviera; the lowest is in central Hollywood Riviera, where just 23% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Western Hollywood Riviera
55.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Hollywood Riviera
54.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Hollywood Riviera
53.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Hollywood Riviera
53.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Hollywood Riviera
52.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in western Hollywood Riviera sounds about 22% louder than in central Hollywood Riviera, a 2.9 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 72 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
72 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 10% of Hollywood Riviera sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 56% 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
Los Angeles International (LAX) sits north of Hollywood Riviera. 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 Hollywood Riviera, particularly to the south, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Hollywood Riviera
The bar chart below shows the share of Hollywood Riviera residents in each noise band. About 73% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 3% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Hollywood Riviera Compares
Hollywood Riviera sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Hollywood Riviera's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Morningside Park, South East Torrance, Old Town, and Bixby Area.
Average noise level (dBA)
Hollywood Riviera's 52.8 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Hollywood Riviera because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 32.2% of Hollywood Riviera residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's fewer than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 35.3% of Hollywood Riviera's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Hollywood Riviera
- 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 10% of Hollywood Riviera 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. Los Angeles International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
