Noise Levels in North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
55 dBA
Average noise across North Rosedale Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,649
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
43% of North Rosedale Park residents
68 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across North Rosedale Park 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 1,649 North Rosedale Park residents, or 42.7%, live above that level. By land area, 45.3% of North Rosedale Park is above 55 dBA.
54.7% below 55 dBA
45.3% above 55 dBA
See how noise in North Rosedale Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of North Rosedale Park
Average noise levels for North Rosedale Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of North Rosedale Park. The highest population-weighted average is in northeastern North Rosedale Park; the lowest is in northwestern North Rosedale Park, where just 53% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Northeastern North Rosedale Park
60.1 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Eastern North Rosedale Park
59.1 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southeastern North Rosedale Park
58.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western North Rosedale Park
57.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northwestern North Rosedale Park
56.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in northeastern North Rosedale Park sounds about 30% louder than in northwestern North Rosedale Park, a 3.8 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 Grove St do you need to be?
Grove St 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
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
36 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 19% of North Rosedale Park 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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Airport Noise
Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) sits southwest of North Rosedale Park. 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 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of North Rosedale Park, 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 North Rosedale Park
The bar chart below shows the share of North Rosedale Park residents in each noise band. About 58% 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 North Rosedale Park Compares
North Rosedale Park sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how North Rosedale Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Belmont, Castle Rouge, O Hair Park, and Crary-St Marys.
Average noise level (dBA)
North Rosedale Park's 54.7 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Michigan as a whole averages 49.3 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than North Rosedale Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 42.7% of North Rosedale Park 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, 45.3% of North Rosedale Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Michigan average of 19.9% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to North Rosedale Park
- 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 Grove St 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 19% of North Rosedale Park 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. Detroit Metro Wayne County's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
