Noise Levels in Sharyland Plantation, Mission, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
53 dBA
Average noise across Sharyland Plantation
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,001
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
34% of Sharyland Plantation residents
65 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Sharyland Plantation 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 1,001 Sharyland Plantation residents, or 33.7%, live above that level. By land area, 43.2% of Sharyland Plantation is above 55 dBA.
56.8% below 55 dBA
43.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Sharyland Plantation compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Sharyland Plantation
Average noise levels for Sharyland Plantation residents, grouped by direction from the center of Sharyland Plantation. The highest population-weighted average is in southern Sharyland Plantation; the lowest is in northeastern Sharyland Plantation, where just 11% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in the loudest section.
Southern Sharyland Plantation
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Sharyland Plantation
55.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Sharyland Plantation
54.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Central Sharyland Plantation
54.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northeastern Sharyland Plantation
51.7 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in southern Sharyland Plantation sounds about 34% louder than in northeastern Sharyland Plantation, a 4.2 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 65 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
65 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
51 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 8% of Sharyland Plantation sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 51% 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
Mcallen International (MFE) sits east of Sharyland Plantation. 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 Sharyland Plantation, particularly to the west, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Sharyland Plantation
The bar chart below shows the share of Sharyland Plantation residents in each noise band. About 72% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 3% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Sharyland Plantation Compares
Sharyland Plantation sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Sharyland Plantation's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with West Sharyland, Doffing, Enfield Estates, and Abram-Perezville.
Average noise level (dBA)
Sharyland Plantation's 52.6 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 Sharyland Plantation because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 33.7% of Sharyland Plantation residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's more than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 43.2% of Sharyland Plantation'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 Sharyland Plantation
- 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 8% of Sharyland Plantation is under tree cover (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. Mcallen International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the east. Neighborhoods to the west of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
