Noise Levels in Madison Village, Lakewood, OH | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across Madison Village
Quiet office to normal conversation
4,035
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
42% of Madison Village residents
71 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Madison 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 4,035 Madison Village residents, or 41.8%, live above that level. By land area, 44.7% of Madison Village is above 55 dBA.
55.3% below 55 dBA
44.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Madison Village compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Madison Village
Average noise levels for Madison Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Madison Village. Southern Madison Village carries the highest population-weighted average; Central Madison Village carries the lowest. Just 38% of residents in Central Madison Village live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in Southern Madison Village.
Central Madison Village
53.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Madison Village
54.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Madison Village
53.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Madison Village
58.8 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Madison Village
57.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Madison Village sounds about 41% louder than Central Madison Village to the human ear, a 5.0 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.
How far back from Franklin Blvd do you need to be?
Franklin Blvd produces an estimated 56 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
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 15% of Madison Village sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 58% 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 Madison 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
Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) sits southwest of Madison Village. 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 Madison Village, particularly to the northeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Madison Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Madison Village residents in each noise band. About 54% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 10% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Madison Village Compares
Madison Village sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Madison Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Detroit Shoreway, Hough, Central, and Cudell.
Average noise level (dBA)
Madison Village's 55.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Ohio as a whole averages 51.1 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Madison Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 41.8% of Madison Village 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, 44.7% of Madison Village's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Ohio average of 26.4% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Madison 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 Franklin Blvd 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 15% of Madison Village is under tree cover (about average for neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is medium-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. Cleveland-Hopkins International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
