Noise Levels in Mayo Meadow, Tulsa, OK | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across Mayo Meadow
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,341
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
44% of Mayo Meadow residents
79 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Mayo Meadow 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 1,341 Mayo Meadow residents, or 44.2%, live above that level. By land area, 40.5% of Mayo Meadow is above 55 dBA.
59.5% below 55 dBA
40.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Mayo Meadow compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Mayo Meadow
Average noise levels for Mayo Meadow residents, grouped by direction from the center of Mayo Meadow. The highest population-weighted average is in western Mayo Meadow; the lowest is in eastern Mayo Meadow, where just 4% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Western Mayo Meadow
66.8 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Central Mayo Meadow
63.3 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southern Mayo Meadow
62.2 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northwestern Mayo Meadow
52.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Mayo Meadow
48.3 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in western Mayo Meadow sounds about 261% louder than in eastern Mayo Meadow, a 18.5 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 East 25TH Pl do you need to be?
East 25TH Pl produces an estimated 55 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
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
41 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 12% of Mayo Meadow sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 45% 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 Mayo Meadow. 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
Tulsa International (TUL) sits north of Mayo Meadow. 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 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Mayo Meadow, particularly to the south, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Mayo Meadow
The bar chart below shows the share of Mayo Meadow residents in each noise band. About 64% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 25% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Mayo Meadow Compares
Mayo Meadow sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Mayo Meadow's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with McClure Park, Riverview Park, longview-lake-estates-tulsa-ok, and Cooper.
Average noise level (dBA)
Mayo Meadow's 55.2 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Oklahoma as a whole averages 50.5 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Mayo Meadow because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 44.2% of Mayo Meadow 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, 40.5% of Mayo Meadow's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Oklahoma average of 22.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Mayo Meadow
- 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 East 25TH Pl 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 12% of Mayo Meadow 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. Tulsa International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
