Noise Levels in Juneau Town, Milwaukee, WI | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map

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 3,362 Juneau Town residents, or 67.6%, live above that level. By land area, 75.5% of Juneau Town is above 55 dBA.

See how noise in Juneau Town compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.

Airport Noise

General Mitchell International (MKE) sits south of Juneau Town. 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 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Juneau Town, 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 Juneau Town

The bar chart below shows the share of Juneau Town residents in each noise band. About 13% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 25% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.

How Juneau Town Compares

Juneau Town sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Juneau Town's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Northpoint, Midtown, Sherman Park, and North Division.

Average noise level (dBA)

Juneau Town's 58.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Wisconsin as a whole averages 53.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Juneau Town because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.

Share of residents above 55 dBA

About 67.6% of Juneau Town 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, 75.5% of Juneau Town's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Wisconsin average of 29.6% and a national average of 28.1%.

What This Means if You're Moving to Juneau Town

• 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 1% of Juneau Town is under tree cover (much lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is high-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. General Mitchell International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.

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