Noise Levels in Ventana Lakes, Peoria, AZ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across Ventana Lakes
Quiet office to normal conversation
836
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
22% of Ventana Lakes residents
61 dBA
Loudest residential point
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Ventana Lakes 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 836 Ventana Lakes residents, or 22.5%, live above that level. By land area, 32.0% of Ventana Lakes is above 55 dBA.
68.0% below 55 dBA
32.0% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Ventana Lakes compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Ventana Lakes
Average noise levels for Ventana Lakes residents, grouped by direction from the center of Ventana Lakes. The highest population-weighted average is in northern Ventana Lakes; the lowest is in southwestern Ventana Lakes, where just 11% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Northern Ventana Lakes
54.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northeastern Ventana Lakes
54.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Ventana Lakes
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Ventana Lakes
50.8 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southwestern Ventana Lakes
50.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in northern Ventana Lakes sounds about 35% louder than in southwestern Ventana Lakes, a 4.3 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 07~~111TH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AVE~~~~~ do you need to be?
07~~111TH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AVE~~~~~ produces an estimated 58 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
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
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 Ventana Lakes sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most neighborhoods) and roughly 57% 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
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) sits southeast of Ventana Lakes. 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 Ventana Lakes, 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 Ventana Lakes
The bar chart below shows the share of Ventana Lakes residents in each noise band. About 76% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Ventana Lakes Compares
Ventana Lakes sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Ventana Lakes's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Alta Loma, Camino Lago, Cactus Gale, and Peacock Village.
Average noise level (dBA)
Ventana Lakes's 51.5 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Arizona as a whole averages 53.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Ventana Lakes because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 22.5% of Ventana Lakes residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's fewer than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 32.0% of Ventana Lakes's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Arizona average of 28.3% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Ventana Lakes
- 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 07~~111TH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AVE~~~~~ 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 Ventana Lakes is under tree cover (much lighter than most 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. Phoenix Sky Harbor International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southeast. Neighborhoods to the northwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
