Noise Levels in Landusky, MT | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
26 dBA
Average noise across Landusky
Whisper
0
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
0% of Landusky residents
59 dBA
Loudest residential point
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Landusky 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 0 Landusky residents, or 0.0%, live above that level. By land area, 0.1% of Landusky is above 55 dBA.
99.9% below 55 dBA
0.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Landusky compares to similar-sized cities.
Southern Landusky sounds about 0% louder than Eastern Landusky to the human ear, a 0.0 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.
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Loudest Road Corridors
The model evaluates every road in Landusky using federal traffic counts, posted speeds, heavy-truck ratios, and pavement type. The source level shown is the modeled noise at the road centerline, where it is loudest. Noise drops with distance, faster in vegetated areas and slower over open pavement.
RoadTypeAvg. source dBAPeak source dBA
Rudolph Valley Rd
Local
51.0
51
Unknown
Minor collector
48.9
51
Alkali Creek Rd
Local
51.0
51
Hog Ranch Rd
Minor collector
48.0
48
Stage Rd
Minor collector
48.0
48
How far back from Rudolph Valley Rd do you need to be?
Rudolph Valley Rd produces an estimated 51 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
51 dBA
Quiet office
165 ft
38 dBA
Soft rainfall
330 ft
35 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 0% of Landusky sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most cities) and roughly 0% 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.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Landusky
The bar chart below shows the share of Landusky residents in each noise band. About 100% 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 Landusky Compares
Landusky sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Landusky's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Regina, Sun Prairie, Savoy, and Morgan.
Average noise level (dBA)
Landusky's 26.5 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Montana as a whole averages 49.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Landusky because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 0.0% of Landusky 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, 0.1% of Landusky's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Montana average of 16.9% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Landusky
- 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 Rudolph Valley Rd 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 0% of Landusky is under tree cover (much lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is shrub / scrub. 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.
