Noise Levels in Magnolia Place, Fresno, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
48 dBA
Average noise across Magnolia Place
Quiet office
595
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
11% of Magnolia Place residents
81 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Magnolia Place 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 595 Magnolia Place residents, or 11.3%, live above that level. By land area, 21.6% of Magnolia Place is above 55 dBA.
78.4% below 55 dBA
21.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Magnolia Place compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Magnolia Place
Average noise levels for Magnolia Place residents, grouped by direction from the center of Magnolia Place. The highest population-weighted average is in southern Magnolia Place; the lowest is in northwestern Magnolia Place, where just 1% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Southern Magnolia Place
64.3 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southeastern Magnolia Place
55.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Magnolia Place
50.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Northern Magnolia Place
46.1 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northwestern Magnolia Place
44.4 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
To the human ear, noise in southern Magnolia Place sounds about 297% louder than in northwestern Magnolia Place, a 19.9 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 81 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 quiet suburban street at night.
At source
81 dBA
Food blender at arm’s length
165 ft
68 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
60 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
52 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
¼ mile
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
36 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 11% of Magnolia Place sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 26% 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 Magnolia Place. 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
William P Hobby (HOU) sits northeast of Magnolia Place. 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 Magnolia Place, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Magnolia Place
The bar chart below shows the share of Magnolia Place residents in each noise band. About 91% 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 Magnolia Place Compares
Magnolia Place sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Magnolia Place's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Westbury, Brays Oaks, South Main, and Long Meadow Farms.
Average noise level (dBA)
Magnolia Place's 48.0 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Magnolia Place because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 11.3% of Magnolia Place 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, 21.6% of Magnolia Place's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Magnolia Place
- 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 11% of Magnolia Place is under tree cover (lighter than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-density developed open space. 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. William P Hobby's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
