Noise Levels in Northeast Village, West Sacramento, CA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Northeast Village
Quiet office
885
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
22% of Northeast Village residents
69 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Northeast 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 885 Northeast Village residents, or 22.4%, live above that level. By land area, 29.0% of Northeast Village is above 55 dBA.
71.0% below 55 dBA
29.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Northeast Village compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Northeast Village
Average noise levels for Northeast Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Northeast Village. The highest population-weighted average is in northern Northeast Village; the lowest is in southern Northeast Village, where just 12% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Northern Northeast Village
54.6 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Northeast Village
53.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Northeast Village
51.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Northeast Village
51.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Northeast Village
50.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in northern Northeast Village sounds about 35% louder than in southern Northeast Village, a 4.3 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 69 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
69 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
660 ft
36 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 4% of Northeast Village sits under tree canopy (much lighter 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
Sacramento International (SMF) sits north of Northeast Village. 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 Northeast Village, 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 Northeast Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Northeast Village 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 Northeast Village Compares
Northeast Village sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Northeast Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Upper Land Park, Central Oak Park, Curtis Park, and Avondale.
Average noise level (dBA)
Northeast Village's 50.9 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. California as a whole averages 54.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Northeast Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 22.4% of Northeast 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, 29.0% of Northeast Village's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a California average of 36.0% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Northeast 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 4% of Northeast Village is under tree cover (much lighter 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. Sacramento International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
