Noise Levels in Taylor Creek, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
50 dBA
Average noise across Taylor Creek
Quiet office
514
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
11% of Taylor Creek residents
71 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Taylor Creek 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 514 Taylor Creek residents, or 11.0%, live above that level. By land area, 10.7% of Taylor Creek is above 55 dBA.
89.3% below 55 dBA
10.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Taylor Creek compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Taylor Creek
Average noise levels for Taylor Creek residents, grouped by direction from the center of Taylor Creek. The highest population-weighted average is in central Taylor Creek; the lowest is in northern Taylor Creek, where just 2% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Central Taylor Creek
53.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Taylor Creek
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Taylor Creek
51.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Taylor Creek
47.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern Taylor Creek
47.4 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in central Taylor Creek sounds about 48% louder than in northern Taylor Creek, a 5.7 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 US-98 /441 do you need to be?
US-98 /441 produces an estimated 63 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
63 dBA
Busy restaurant
165 ft
50 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 14% of Taylor Creek sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 27% 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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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of Taylor Creek. 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 Taylor Creek
The bar chart below shows the share of Taylor Creek residents in each noise band. About 95% 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 Taylor Creek Compares
Taylor Creek sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Taylor Creek's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Indiantown, Indian River Estates, Moore Haven, and Pahokee.
Average noise level (dBA)
Taylor Creek's 49.8 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 Taylor Creek because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 11.0% of Taylor Creek 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, 10.7% of Taylor Creek'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 Taylor Creek
- 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 US-98 /441 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 14% of Taylor Creek is under tree cover (lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is low-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.
