Noise Levels in On Top of The World, Clearwater, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
45 dBA
Average noise across On Top of The World
Quiet suburban street at night
789
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
16% of On Top of The World residents
64 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across On Top of The World 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 789 On Top of The World residents, or 15.7%, live above that level. By land area, 35.2% of On Top of The World is above 55 dBA.
64.8% below 55 dBA
35.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in On Top of The World compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of On Top of The World
Average noise levels for On Top of The World residents, grouped by direction from the center of On Top of The World. Central On Top of The World carries the highest population-weighted average; Northern On Top of The World carries the lowest. Just 0% of residents in Northern On Top of The World live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Central On Top of The World.
Central On Top of The World
49.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern On Top of The World
32.5 dBA · Quiet
Whisper
Southern On Top of The World
49.3 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western On Top of The World
47.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Central On Top of The World sounds about 234% louder than Northern On Top of The World to the human ear, a 17.4 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 64 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
64 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
51 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
660 ft
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 23% of On Top of The World sits under tree canopy (heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 44% 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
St Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) sits southeast of On Top of The World. 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 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of On Top of The World, particularly to the northwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across On Top of The World
The bar chart below shows the share of On Top of The World residents in each noise band. About 84% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 2% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How On Top of The World Compares
On Top of The World sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how On Top of The World's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Golden Crest, Eldorado Village, Woodside Village, and Disston Heights.
Average noise level (dBA)
On Top of The World's 45.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than On Top of The World because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 15.7% of On Top of The World 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, 35.2% of On Top of The World's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to On Top of The World
- 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 23% of On Top of The World 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. St Pete-Clearwater International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
