Noise Levels in Oakwell Farms, San Antonio, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Oakwell Farms
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
1,259
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
42% of Oakwell Farms residents
69 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Oakwell Farms 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 1,259 Oakwell Farms residents, or 41.6%, live above that level. By land area, 37.7% of Oakwell Farms is above 55 dBA.
62.3% below 55 dBA
37.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Oakwell Farms compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Oakwell Farms
Average noise levels for Oakwell Farms residents, grouped by direction from the center of Oakwell Farms. Southern Oakwell Farms carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Oakwell Farms carries the lowest. Just 1% of residents in Eastern Oakwell Farms live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Southern Oakwell Farms.
Central Oakwell Farms
55.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Oakwell Farms
48.8 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern Oakwell Farms
59.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Oakwell Farms
59.4 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Oakwell Farms sounds about 108% louder than Eastern Oakwell Farms to the human ear, a 10.6 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 I-410 do you need to be?
I-410 produces an estimated 80 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 quiet suburban street at night.
At source
80 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
66 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
¼ mile
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 3% of Oakwell Farms sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 63% 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
San Antonio International (SAT) sits northwest of Oakwell Farms. 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 50 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Oakwell Farms, 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 Oakwell Farms
The bar chart below shows the share of Oakwell Farms residents in each noise band. About 47% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 28% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Oakwell Farms Compares
Oakwell Farms sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Oakwell Farms's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Sun Gate, Park Village, Wilshire, and Camelot.
Average noise level (dBA)
Oakwell Farms's 56.3 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Oakwell Farms because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 41.6% of Oakwell Farms 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, 37.7% of Oakwell Farms's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Oakwell Farms
- 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 I-410 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 3% of Oakwell Farms 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. San Antonio International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
