Noise Levels in Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
6,001
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
55% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta residents
82 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Ormewood Park-East Atlanta 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 6,001 Ormewood Park-East Atlanta residents, or 55.3%, live above that level. By land area, 62.1% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta is above 55 dBA.
37.9% below 55 dBA
62.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Ormewood Park-East Atlanta compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
Average noise levels for Ormewood Park-East Atlanta residents, grouped by direction from the center of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta. Eastern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta carries the lowest. Just 16% of residents in Southern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Eastern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta.
Central Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
54.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
61.7 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
57.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
50.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Western Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
55.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta sounds about 116% louder than Southern Ormewood Park-East Atlanta to the human ear, a 11.1 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 Ormewood Ave Se; do you need to be?
Ormewood Ave Se; produces an estimated 58 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
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
46 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
39 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 45% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 28% 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
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) sits southwest of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta. 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 Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, 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 Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
The bar chart below shows the share of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta residents in each noise band. About 39% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 14% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Ormewood Park-East Atlanta Compares
Ormewood Park-East Atlanta sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Ormewood Park-East Atlanta's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Home Park, Thomasville, Grant Park, and Oakdale.
Average noise level (dBA)
Ormewood Park-East Atlanta's 56.5 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Georgia as a whole averages 51.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Ormewood Park-East Atlanta because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 55.3% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta 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, 62.1% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Georgia average of 22.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Ormewood Park-East Atlanta
- 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 Ormewood Ave Se; 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 45% of Ormewood Park-East Atlanta is under tree cover (much heavier than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-density developed open space. 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. Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
