Noise Levels in Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
59 dBA
Average noise across Rogers Park
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
932
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
75% of Rogers Park residents
66 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Rogers 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 932 Rogers Park residents, or 74.6%, live above that level. By land area, 56.7% of Rogers Park is above 55 dBA.
43.3% below 55 dBA
56.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Rogers Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Rogers Park
Average noise levels for Rogers Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Rogers Park. The highest population-weighted average is in southwestern Rogers Park; the lowest is in eastern Rogers Park, where just 37% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Southwestern Rogers Park
66.7 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Central Rogers Park
63.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Northern Rogers Park
62.8 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southeastern Rogers Park
61.3 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Eastern Rogers Park
59.3 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in southwestern Rogers Park sounds about 67% louder than in eastern Rogers Park, a 7.4 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 Northern Lights Blvd (anchorage) do you need to be?
Northern Lights Blvd (anchorage) produces an estimated 71 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
71 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 0% of Rogers Park sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 0% 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
Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) sits west of Rogers Park. 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 Rogers Park, particularly to the east, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Rogers Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Rogers Park residents in each noise band. About 17% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 46% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Rogers Park Compares
Rogers Park sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Rogers Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Mountain View, Fairview, tudor-area-anchorage-ak, and hillside-east-anchorage-ak.
Average noise level (dBA)
Rogers Park's 58.8 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Alaska as a whole averages 46.7 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Rogers Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 74.6% of Rogers 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, 56.7% of Rogers Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Alaska average of 11.4% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Rogers 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 Northern Lights Blvd (anchorage) 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 0% of Rogers Park is under tree cover (about average for neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is . 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. Ted Stevens Anchorage International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
