Noise Levels in Moree, KY | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
27 dBA
Average noise across Moree
Whisper
2
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
3% of Moree residents
86 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Moree 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 2 Moree residents, or 2.8%, live above that level. By land area, 14.2% of Moree is above 55 dBA.
85.8% below 55 dBA
14.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Moree compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Moree
Average noise levels for Moree residents, grouped by direction from the center of Moree. Northern Moree carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Moree carries the lowest. Just 0% of residents in Southern Moree live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Northern Moree.
Eastern Moree
52.9 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Moree
62.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southern Moree
18.9 dBA · Quiet
Whisper
Northern Moree sounds about 1968% louder than Southern Moree to the human ear, a 43.7 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 Ky-1439 do you need to be?
Ky-1439 produces an estimated 59 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
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
46 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
38 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 38% of Moree sits under tree canopy (about average for cities) and roughly 1% 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 Moree. 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.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Moree
The bar chart below shows the share of Moree residents in each noise band. About 88% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 12% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Moree Compares
Moree sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Moree's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Lancer, Fedscreek, Wilbur, and Fords Branch.
Average noise level (dBA)
Moree's 26.8 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Kentucky as a whole averages 50.5 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Moree because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 2.8% of Moree 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, 14.2% of Moree's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Kentucky average of 23.2% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Moree
- 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 Ky-1439 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 38% of Moree is under tree cover (about average for cities), and the dominant land cover is grassland. 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.
