This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Tymber Skan on the Lake 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 1,656 Tymber Skan on the Lake residents, or 42.7%, live above that level. By land area, 37.2% of Tymber Skan on the Lake is above 55 dBA.
See how noise in Tymber Skan on the Lake compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Tymber Skan on the Lake
Average noise levels for Tymber Skan on the Lake residents, grouped by direction from the center of Tymber Skan on the Lake. The highest population-weighted average is in eastern Tymber Skan on the Lake; the lowest is in southern Tymber Skan on the Lake, where just 16% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Eastern Tymber Skan on the Lake
61% of people above 55 dBA
Southeastern Tymber Skan on the Lake
61% of people above 55 dBA
Central Tymber Skan on the Lake
51% of people above 55 dBA
Southern Tymber Skan on the Lake
16% of people above 55 dBA
To the human ear, noise in eastern Tymber Skan on the Lake sounds about 60% louder than in southern Tymber Skan on the Lake, a 6.8 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.
Airport Noise
Orlando International (MCO) sits southeast of Tymber Skan on the Lake. 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 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Tymber Skan on the Lake, 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 Tymber Skan on the Lake
The bar chart below shows the share of Tymber Skan on the Lake residents in each noise band. About 14% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 67% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Tymber Skan on the Lake Compares
Tymber Skan on the Lake sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Tymber Skan on the Lake's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Park Central, Americana, South Orange, and Camellia Gardens.
Average noise level (dBA)
Tymber Skan on the Lake's 60.9 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Tymber Skan on the Lake because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 42.7% of Tymber Skan on the Lake 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, 37.2% of Tymber Skan on the Lake'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 Tymber Skan on the Lake
- 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 18% of Tymber Skan on the Lake is under tree cover (about average for neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is high-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. Orlando International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
Sources & Methodology
The BestNeighborhood noise model is calibrated against nearly one million federal ground-truth measurements across four states. Road noise is computed from segment-level federal traffic data and propagated outward using physics-based acoustic decay, with attenuation rates that depend on the surrounding land cover.
Federal datasets used:
FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System: road geometry, traffic counts, lane configuration
U.S. DoT Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Noise Map: aviation and rail noise, road calibration ground truth
USGS / MRLC National Land Cover Database: land cover and impervious surface coverage
USDA Forest Service Tree Canopy Cover: vegetation density for sound propagation
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line: block-level geography and population
U.S. EPA Levels Document: 55 dBA outdoor reference level
All inputs are published federal datasets. Block-level noise is computed by combining road, rail, and aviation sound sources in the energy domain, the same physics used in professional environmental noise assessments. Read the full methodology.