Noise Levels in Urbanizacion Las Vegas, Catano, PR | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
58 dBA
Average noise across Urbanizacion Las Vegas
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
2,175
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
51% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas residents
80 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Urbanizacion Las Vegas 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 2,175 Urbanizacion Las Vegas residents, or 50.7%, live above that level. By land area, 39.4% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas is above 55 dBA.
60.6% below 55 dBA
39.4% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Urbanizacion Las Vegas compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Urbanizacion Las Vegas
Average noise levels for Urbanizacion Las Vegas residents, grouped by direction from the center of Urbanizacion Las Vegas. Southern Urbanizacion Las Vegas carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Urbanizacion Las Vegas carries the lowest. Just 15% of residents in Eastern Urbanizacion Las Vegas live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Southern Urbanizacion Las Vegas.
Central Urbanizacion Las Vegas
55.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Urbanizacion Las Vegas
52.9 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Urbanizacion Las Vegas
67.8 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Southern Urbanizacion Las Vegas sounds about 181% louder than Eastern Urbanizacion Las Vegas to the human ear, a 14.9 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 Pr-8869 do you need to be?
Pr-8869 produces an estimated 53 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
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
40 dBA
Soft rainfall
330 ft
35 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 0% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 0% 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
Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) sits east of Urbanizacion Las Vegas. 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 Urbanizacion Las Vegas, particularly to the west, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Urbanizacion Las Vegas
The bar chart below shows the share of Urbanizacion Las Vegas residents in each noise band. About 22% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 25% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Urbanizacion Las Vegas Compares
Urbanizacion Las Vegas sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Urbanizacion Las Vegas's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Urbanizacion Levittown Lakes, Urbanizacion Las Lomas, Reparto Valencia, and Urbanizacion Santiago Iglesias.
Average noise level (dBA)
Urbanizacion Las Vegas's 58.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Puerto Rico as a whole averages 52.9 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Urbanizacion Las Vegas because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 50.7% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas 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, 39.4% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Puerto Rico average of 36.1% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Urbanizacion Las Vegas
- 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 Pr-8869 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 0% of Urbanizacion Las Vegas is under tree cover (about average for neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is . 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. Luis Munoz Marin International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the east. Neighborhoods to the west of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
