Noise Levels in Italian Village, Coral Gables, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Italian Village
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
1,913
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
60% of Italian Village residents
77 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Italian Village 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 1,913 Italian Village residents, or 60.4%, live above that level. By land area, 60.2% of Italian Village is above 55 dBA.
39.8% below 55 dBA
60.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Italian Village compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Italian Village
Average noise levels for Italian Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Italian Village. Eastern Italian Village carries the highest population-weighted average; Western Italian Village carries the lowest. Just 67% of residents in Western Italian Village live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in Eastern Italian Village.
Central Italian Village
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Italian Village
60.8 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northern Italian Village
55.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Italian Village
56.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Italian Village
55.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Italian Village sounds about 48% louder than Western Italian Village to the human ear, a 5.7 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 77 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 quiet suburban street at night.
At source
77 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
64 dBA
Busy restaurant
330 ft
57 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
¼ mile
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 11% of Italian Village sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 41% 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 Italian Village. 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.
Airport Noise
Miami International (MIA) sits north of Italian Village. 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 Italian Village, 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 Italian Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Italian Village residents in each noise band. About 42% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 20% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Italian Village Compares
Italian Village sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Italian Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with South Beach Miami Beach, City Center, South of Fifth, and douglas-coral-gables-fl.
Average noise level (dBA)
Italian Village's 56.5 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Italian Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 60.4% of Italian Village residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's more than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 60.2% of Italian Village'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 Italian Village
- 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 11% of Italian Village is under tree cover (lighter 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. Miami International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
