Noise Levels in Silver Lakes, Pembroke Pines, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
44 dBA
Average noise across Silver Lakes
Quiet suburban street at night
646
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
7% of Silver Lakes residents
62 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Silver Lakes 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 646 Silver Lakes residents, or 6.9%, live above that level. By land area, 12.6% of Silver Lakes is above 55 dBA.
87.4% below 55 dBA
12.6% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Silver Lakes compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Silver Lakes
Average noise levels for Silver Lakes residents, grouped by direction from the center of Silver Lakes. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Silver Lakes; the lowest is in northern Silver Lakes, where just 6% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern Silver Lakes
50.0 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Central Silver Lakes
49.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern Silver Lakes
48.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southeastern Silver Lakes
47.3 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern Silver Lakes
43.1 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
To the human ear, noise in northwestern Silver Lakes sounds about 61% louder than in northern Silver Lakes, a 6.9 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 62 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
62 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
48 dBA
Quiet office
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 6% of Silver Lakes sits under tree canopy (lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 47% 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
Miami International (MIA) sits south of Silver Lakes. 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 Silver Lakes, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Silver Lakes
The bar chart below shows the share of Silver Lakes residents in each noise band. About 99% 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 Silver Lakes Compares
Silver Lakes sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Silver Lakes's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Driftwood, Pembroke Falls, Lakeshore at University Park, and Highland Garden.
Average noise level (dBA)
Silver Lakes's 43.9 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 Silver Lakes because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 6.9% of Silver Lakes residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's fewer than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 12.6% of Silver Lakes'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 Silver Lakes
- 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 6% of Silver Lakes 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. Miami International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
