Noise Levels in Victory Lakes, NJ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
44 dBA
Average noise across Victory Lakes
Quiet suburban street at night
11
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
7% of Victory Lakes residents
57 dBA
Loudest residential point
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Victory 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 11 Victory Lakes residents, or 6.6%, live above that level. By land area, 2.8% of Victory Lakes is above 55 dBA.
97.2% below 55 dBA
2.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Victory Lakes compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Victory Lakes
Average noise levels for Victory Lakes residents, grouped by direction from the center of Victory Lakes. Northern Victory Lakes carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Victory Lakes carries the lowest. Just 0% of residents in Eastern Victory Lakes live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Northern Victory Lakes.
Eastern Victory Lakes
39.3 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
Northern Victory Lakes
47.4 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western Victory Lakes
41.5 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern Victory Lakes sounds about 75% louder than Eastern Victory Lakes to the human ear, a 8.1 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 57 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
57 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
38 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 40% of Victory Lakes sits under tree canopy (about average for cities) and roughly 1% 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
Philadelphia International (PHL) sits northwest of Victory 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 Victory Lakes, particularly to the southeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Victory Lakes
The bar chart below shows the share of Victory Lakes residents in each noise band. About 100% 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 Victory Lakes Compares
Victory Lakes sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Victory Lakes's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Elm, Da Costa, Devonshire, and Hesstown.
Average noise level (dBA)
Victory Lakes's 44.4 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. New Jersey as a whole averages 49.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Victory Lakes because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 6.6% of Victory Lakes 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, 2.8% of Victory Lakes's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a New Jersey average of 25.2% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Victory 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 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 40% of Victory Lakes is under tree cover (about average for cities), and the dominant land cover is deciduous forest. 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. Philadelphia International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
