Noise Levels in Titus County, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
47 dBA
Average noise across Titus County
Quiet office
3,237
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
13% of Titus County residents
89 dBA
Loudest residential point
Lawnmower at 1 m
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Titus County 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 3,237 Titus County residents, or 13.1%, live above that level. By land area, 21.2% of Titus County is above 55 dBA.
78.8% below 55 dBA
21.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Titus County compares to similar-sized counties.
Noise by Part of Titus County
Average noise levels for Titus County residents, grouped by direction from the center of Titus County. The highest population-weighted average is in western Titus County; the lowest is in northern Titus County, where just 1% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Western Titus County
57.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southwestern Titus County
57.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Mount Pleasant
53.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Titus County
50.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Northern Titus County
45.0 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
To the human ear, noise in western Titus County sounds about 135% louder than in northern Titus County, a 12.3 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 I-30 do you need to be?
I-30 produces an estimated 77 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 quiet suburban street at night.
At source
77 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
65 dBA
Busy restaurant
330 ft
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
52 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
¼ mile
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
38 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 31% of Titus County sits under tree canopy (about average for counties) and roughly 11% 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 Titus County. 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 Titus County
The bar chart below shows the share of Titus County residents in each noise band. About 82% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 7% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Titus County Compares
Titus County sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Titus County's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Cass County, Hopkins County, Camp County, and Upshur County.
Average noise level (dBA)
Titus County's 47.3 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 Titus County because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 13.1% of Titus County 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, 21.2% of Titus County'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 Titus County
- 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 I-30 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 31% of Titus County is under tree cover (about average for counties), and the dominant land cover is pasture / hay. 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.
