Noise Levels in The Acreage, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
50 dBA
Average noise across The Acreage
Quiet office
4,425
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
10% of The Acreage residents
66 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across The Acreage 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 4,425 The Acreage residents, or 10.5%, live above that level. By land area, 11.0% of The Acreage is above 55 dBA.
89.0% below 55 dBA
11.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in The Acreage compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of The Acreage
Average noise levels for The Acreage residents, grouped by direction from the center of The Acreage. Southern The Acreage carries the highest population-weighted average; Central The Acreage carries the lowest. Just 6% of residents in Central The Acreage live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in Southern The Acreage.
Central The Acreage
49.3 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Eastern The Acreage
49.5 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Northern The Acreage
50.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern The Acreage
50.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Western The Acreage
49.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern The Acreage sounds about 9% louder than Central The Acreage to the human ear, a 1.3 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 Pratt Whitney Rd do you need to be?
Pratt Whitney Rd produces an estimated 59 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
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
46 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 17% of The Acreage sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 24% 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
Palm Beach International (PBI) sits southeast of The Acreage. 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 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of The Acreage, particularly to the northwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across The Acreage
The bar chart below shows the share of The Acreage residents in each noise band. About 95% 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 The Acreage Compares
The Acreage sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how The Acreage's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Royal Palm Beach, Greenacres, Wellington, and Palm Beach Gardens.
Average noise level (dBA)
The Acreage's 49.9 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 The Acreage because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 10.5% of The Acreage 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, 11.0% of The Acreage'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 The Acreage
- 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 Pratt Whitney Rd 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 17% of The Acreage 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. Palm Beach International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
