Noise Levels in Taylor Lake Village, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Taylor Lake Village
Quiet office to normal conversation
946
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
34% of Taylor Lake Village residents
70 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Taylor Lake Village 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 946 Taylor Lake Village residents, or 34.5%, live above that level. By land area, 25.0% of Taylor Lake Village is above 55 dBA.
75.0% below 55 dBA
25.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Taylor Lake Village compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Taylor Lake Village
Average noise levels for Taylor Lake Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Taylor Lake Village. The highest population-weighted average is in central Taylor Lake Village; the lowest is in northwestern Taylor Lake Village, where just 10% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in the loudest section.
Central Taylor Lake Village
55.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Taylor Lake Village
54.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Taylor Lake Village
54.7 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southwestern Taylor Lake Village
53.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Taylor Lake Village
53.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
To the human ear, noise in central Taylor Lake Village sounds about 13% louder than in northwestern Taylor Lake Village, a 1.7 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 do you need to be?
produces an estimated 70 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
70 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
47 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
38 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 21% of Taylor Lake Village sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 35% 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
William P Hobby (HOU) sits west of Taylor Lake Village. 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 45 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Taylor Lake Village, particularly to the east, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Taylor Lake Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Taylor Lake Village residents in each noise band. About 64% 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 Taylor Lake Village Compares
Taylor Lake Village sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Taylor Lake Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with El Lago, Clear Lake Shores, Kemah, and Nassau Bay.
Average noise level (dBA)
Taylor Lake Village's 53.7 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 Taylor Lake Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 34.5% of Taylor Lake Village 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, 25.0% of Taylor Lake Village'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 Taylor Lake Village
- 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 21% of Taylor Lake Village 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.
- Airport noise is directional. William P Hobby's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the west. Neighborhoods to the east of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
