Noise Levels in Lawrence Park, Sacramento, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Lawrence Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
977
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
30% of Lawrence Park residents
72 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Lawrence 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 977 Lawrence Park residents, or 30.3%, live above that level. By land area, 28.8% of Lawrence Park is above 55 dBA.
71.2% below 55 dBA
28.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Lawrence Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Lawrence Park
Average noise levels for Lawrence Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Lawrence Park. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern Lawrence Park; the lowest is in northwestern Lawrence Park, where just 13% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern Lawrence Park
59.3 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Central Lawrence Park
57.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Lawrence Park
56.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northwestern Lawrence Park
51.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in southeastern Lawrence Park sounds about 73% louder than in northwestern Lawrence Park, a 7.9 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
57 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
49 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
41 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 3% of Lawrence Park sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 48% 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
Sacramento International (SMF) sits northwest of Lawrence 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 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Lawrence Park, particularly to the southeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Lawrence Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Lawrence Park residents in each noise band. About 76% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 9% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Lawrence Park Compares
Lawrence Park sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Lawrence Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Tahoe Park, South City Farms, Woodbine, and North Oak Park.
Average noise level (dBA)
Lawrence Park's 52.7 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 Lawrence Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 30.3% of Lawrence Park 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, 28.8% of Lawrence Park'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 Lawrence 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 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 3% of Lawrence Park is under tree cover (much 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. Sacramento International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
