Noise Levels in Sussex Place, Alafaya, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
48 dBA
Average noise across Sussex Place
Quiet office
230
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
8% of Sussex Place residents
65 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Sussex Place 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 230 Sussex Place residents, or 7.5%, live above that level. By land area, 11.8% of Sussex Place is above 55 dBA.
88.2% below 55 dBA
11.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Sussex Place compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Sussex Place
Average noise levels for Sussex Place residents, grouped by direction from the center of Sussex Place. Western Sussex Place carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Sussex Place carries the lowest. Just 0% of residents in Southern Sussex Place live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Western Sussex Place.
Central Sussex Place
47.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern Sussex Place
44.0 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Western Sussex Place
60.9 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Sussex Place sounds about 223% louder than Southern Sussex Place to the human ear, a 16.9 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 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 to normal conversation
330 ft
43 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 11% of Sussex Place sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 46% 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
Orlando International (MCO) sits southwest of Sussex Place. 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 Sussex Place, particularly to the northeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Sussex Place
The bar chart below shows the share of Sussex Place residents in each noise band. About 94% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 6% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Sussex Place Compares
Sussex Place sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Sussex Place's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Huckleberry Fields, Woodlands-Orlando, Stonemeade, and Hibiscus.
Average noise level (dBA)
Sussex Place's 47.6 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 Sussex Place because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 7.5% of Sussex Place 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, 11.8% of Sussex Place'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 Sussex Place
- 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 11% of Sussex Place is under tree cover (about average for 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. Orlando International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
