Noise Levels in Live Oaks Square, Tampa, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
58 dBA
Average noise across Live Oaks Square
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
1,443
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
44% of Live Oaks Square residents
71 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Live Oaks Square 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 1,443 Live Oaks Square residents, or 44.5%, live above that level. By land area, 55.4% of Live Oaks Square is above 55 dBA.
44.6% below 55 dBA
55.4% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Live Oaks Square compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Live Oaks Square
Average noise levels for Live Oaks Square residents, grouped by direction from the center of Live Oaks Square. The highest population-weighted average is in western Live Oaks Square; the lowest is in northeastern Live Oaks Square, where just 53% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Western Live Oaks Square
60.1 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Central Live Oaks Square
60.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Eastern Live Oaks Square
59.7 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northeastern Live Oaks Square
57.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in western Live Oaks Square sounds about 17% louder than in northeastern Live Oaks Square, a 2.3 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 71 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
71 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
57 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 19% of Live Oaks Square sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 50% 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 Live Oaks Square. 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
Tampa International (TPA) sits west of Live Oaks Square. 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 Live Oaks Square, particularly to the east, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Live Oaks Square
The bar chart below shows the share of Live Oaks Square residents in each noise band. About 43% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 37% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Live Oaks Square Compares
Live Oaks Square sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Live Oaks Square's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Ybor City, woodland-terrace-tampa-fl, Riverside Heights, and Oakford Park.
Average noise level (dBA)
Live Oaks Square's 57.7 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Live Oaks Square because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 44.5% of Live Oaks Square 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, 55.4% of Live Oaks Square'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 Live Oaks Square
- 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 19% of Live Oaks Square is under tree cover (about average for 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. Tampa International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
