Noise Levels in Hyde Park, Jacksonville, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across Hyde Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
3,060
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
36% of Hyde Park residents
81 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Hyde Park 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 3,060 Hyde Park residents, or 35.7%, live above that level. By land area, 38.0% of Hyde Park is above 55 dBA.
62.0% below 55 dBA
38.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Hyde Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Hyde Park
Average noise levels for Hyde Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Hyde Park. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Hyde Park; the lowest is in southeastern Hyde Park, where just 32% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern Hyde Park
65.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northern Hyde Park
64.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southwestern Hyde Park
58.9 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Hyde Park
55.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Hyde Park
54.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in northwestern Hyde Park sounds about 111% louder than in southeastern Hyde Park, a 10.8 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 Ln Ave S do you need to be?
Ln Ave S produces an estimated 62 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
62 dBA
Busy restaurant
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 30% of Hyde Park sits under tree canopy (heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 35% 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
Jacksonville International (JAX) sits north of Hyde Park. 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 50 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Hyde Park, 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 Hyde Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Hyde Park residents in each noise band. About 56% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 4% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Hyde Park Compares
Hyde Park sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Hyde Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Oak Hill, Murray Hill, Hillcrest, and Avondale.
Average noise level (dBA)
Hyde Park's 55.1 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Hyde Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 35.7% of Hyde Park 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, 38.0% of Hyde Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Hyde Park
- 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 Ln Ave S 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 30% of Hyde Park is under tree cover (heavier than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-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. Jacksonville International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
