Noise Levels in Town 'N Country Park, Town 'n' Country, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Town 'N Country Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
2,818
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
23% of Town 'N Country Park residents
80 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Town 'N Country Park 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 2,818 Town 'N Country Park residents, or 22.9%, live above that level. By land area, 24.2% of Town 'N Country Park is above 55 dBA.
75.8% below 55 dBA
24.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Town 'N Country Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Town 'N Country Park
Average noise levels for Town 'N Country Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of Town 'N Country Park. Eastern Town 'N Country Park carries the highest population-weighted average; Central Town 'N Country Park carries the lowest. Just 14% of residents in Central Town 'N Country Park live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Eastern Town 'N Country Park.
Central Town 'N Country Park
50.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Eastern Town 'N Country Park
54.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Town 'N Country Park
50.9 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern Town 'N Country Park
50.7 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Western Town 'N Country Park
50.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Eastern Town 'N Country Park sounds about 29% louder than Central Town 'N Country Park to the human ear, a 3.7 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 80 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
80 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
67 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
330 ft
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
660 ft
51 dBA
Quiet office
¼ mile
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 15% of Town 'N Country Park 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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Airport Noise
Tampa International (TPA) sits southeast of Town 'N Country Park. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, 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 55 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Town 'N Country Park, 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 Town 'N Country Park
The bar chart below shows the share of Town 'N Country Park residents in each noise band. About 87% 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 Town 'N Country Park Compares
Town 'N Country Park sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Town 'N Country Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Lowry Park Central, North Hyde Park, Gandy-Sun Bay South, and West Meadows.
Average noise level (dBA)
Town 'N Country Park's 51.2 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Town 'N Country Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 22.9% of Town 'N Country Park 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, 24.2% of Town 'N Country Park'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 Town 'N Country Park
- 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 'N Country Park 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. Tampa International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
