Noise Levels in Town and Country Manor, Milwaukee, WI | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
58 dBA
Average noise across Town and Country Manor
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
1,659
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
58% of Town and Country Manor residents
63 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Town and Country Manor 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 1,659 Town and Country Manor residents, or 57.7%, live above that level. By land area, 46.9% of Town and Country Manor is above 55 dBA.
53.1% below 55 dBA
46.9% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Town and Country Manor compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Town and Country Manor
Average noise levels for Town and Country Manor residents, grouped by direction from the center of Town and Country Manor. Eastern Town and Country Manor carries the highest population-weighted average; Western Town and Country Manor carries the lowest. Just 25% of residents in Western Town and Country Manor live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Eastern Town and Country Manor.
Central Town and Country Manor
57.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Eastern Town and Country Manor
60.5 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Town and Country Manor
55.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Town and Country Manor sounds about 41% louder than Western Town and Country Manor to the human ear, a 5.0 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 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
49 dBA
Quiet office
330 ft
41 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 15% of Town and Country Manor sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 50% 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 Town and Country Manor. 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.
Airport Noise
General Mitchell International (MKE) sits south of Town and Country Manor. 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 Town and Country Manor, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Town and Country Manor
The bar chart below shows the share of Town and Country Manor residents in each noise band. About 9% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 18% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Town and Country Manor Compares
Town and Country Manor sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Town and Country Manor's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Menomonee River Hills East, McGovern Park, north-meadows-milwaukee-milwaukee-wi, and graceland-milwaukee-wi.
Average noise level (dBA)
Town and Country Manor's 57.5 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Wisconsin as a whole averages 53.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Town and Country Manor because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 57.7% of Town and Country Manor residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 46.9% of Town and Country Manor's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Wisconsin average of 29.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Town and Country Manor
- 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 15% of Town and Country Manor 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. General Mitchell International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
