Noise Levels in Stockade District, Kingston, NY | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map

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 2,343 Stockade District residents, or 56.4%, live above that level. By land area, 56.8% of Stockade District is above 55 dBA.

See how noise in Stockade District compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.

Noise by Part of Stockade District

Average noise levels for Stockade District residents, grouped by direction from the center of Stockade District. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern Stockade District; the lowest is in southwestern Stockade District, where just 32% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about two-thirds of the share in the loudest section.

To the human ear, noise in northwestern Stockade District sounds about 54% louder than in southwestern Stockade District, a 6.2 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.

Rail Noise

Active freight rail runs through parts of Stockade District. 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 Stockade District

The bar chart below shows the share of Stockade District residents in each noise band. About 36% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 10% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.

How Stockade District Compares

Stockade District sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Stockade District's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with meadow-winds-orange-lake-ny, Putnam Lake, Buckingham Lake-Crestwood, and West End.

Average noise level (dBA)

Stockade District's 56.1 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. New York as a whole averages 55.4 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Stockade District because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.

Share of residents above 55 dBA

About 56.4% of Stockade District 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, 56.8% of Stockade District's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a New York average of 30.9% and a national average of 28.1%.

What This Means if You're Moving to Stockade District

• 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 33% of Stockade District is under tree cover (much heavier 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.

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