Noise Levels in Nashboro Village, Nashville, TN | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
47 dBA
Average noise across Nashboro Village
Quiet office
695
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
12% of Nashboro Village residents
71 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Nashboro 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 695 Nashboro Village residents, or 11.5%, live above that level. By land area, 16.3% of Nashboro Village is above 55 dBA.
83.7% below 55 dBA
16.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Nashboro Village compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Nashboro Village
Average noise levels for Nashboro Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Nashboro Village. Southern Nashboro Village carries the highest population-weighted average; Western Nashboro Village carries the lowest. Just 3% of residents in Western Nashboro Village live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Southern Nashboro Village.
Central Nashboro Village
45.2 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Eastern Nashboro Village
48.4 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern Nashboro Village
45.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern Nashboro Village
51.9 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Nashboro Village
44.1 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern Nashboro Village sounds about 72% louder than Western Nashboro Village to the human ear, a 7.8 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
56 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 28% of Nashboro Village sits under tree canopy (heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 38% 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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Airport Noise
Nashville International (BNA) sits northwest of Nashboro Village. 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 45 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Nashboro Village, particularly to the southeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Nashboro Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Nashboro Village residents in each noise band. About 74% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 1% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Nashboro Village Compares
Nashboro Village sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Nashboro Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Merry Oaks, Southeast, Melrose, and Woodbine.
Average noise level (dBA)
Nashboro Village's 47.3 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Tennessee as a whole averages 49.2 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Nashboro Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 11.5% of Nashboro Village 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, 16.3% of Nashboro Village's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Tennessee average of 18.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Nashboro 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 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 28% of Nashboro Village is under tree cover (heavier than most 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. Nashville International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
