Noise Levels in Pomona Park, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
47 dBA
Average noise across Pomona Park
Quiet office
244
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
10% of Pomona Park residents
78 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Pomona 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 244 Pomona Park residents, or 9.5%, live above that level. By land area, 18.7% of Pomona Park is above 55 dBA.
81.3% below 55 dBA
18.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Pomona Park compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Pomona Park
Average noise levels for Pomona Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Pomona Park. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Pomona Park; the lowest is in northeastern Pomona Park, where just 2% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern Pomona Park
47.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern Pomona Park
46.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Eastern Pomona Park
45.5 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern Pomona Park
44.5 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northeastern Pomona Park
44.3 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
To the human ear, noise in northwestern Pomona Park sounds about 28% louder than in northeastern Pomona Park, a 3.6 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 S Us-17 do you need to be?
S Us-17 produces an estimated 61 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
61 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
49 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 38% of Pomona Park sits under tree canopy (about average for cities) and roughly 5% 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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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of Pomona Park. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Pomona Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Pomona Park residents in each noise band. About 95% 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 Pomona Park Compares
Pomona Park sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Pomona Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with San Mateo, Pierson, Satsuma, and Crescent City.
Average noise level (dBA)
Pomona Park's 47.0 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Pomona Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 9.5% of Pomona Park 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, 18.7% of Pomona Park'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 Pomona 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 S Us-17 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 38% of Pomona Park is under tree cover (about average for cities), and the dominant land cover is evergreen forest. 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.
