Noise Levels in Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Villages at Rancho El Dorado
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,635
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
39% of Villages at Rancho El Dorado residents
70 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Villages at Rancho El Dorado 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 1,635 Villages at Rancho El Dorado residents, or 39.4%, live above that level. By land area, 40.7% of Villages at Rancho El Dorado is above 55 dBA.
59.3% below 55 dBA
40.7% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Villages at Rancho El Dorado compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Villages at Rancho El Dorado
Average noise levels for Villages at Rancho El Dorado residents, grouped by direction from the center of Villages at Rancho El Dorado. Western Villages at Rancho El Dorado carries the highest population-weighted average; Central Villages at Rancho El Dorado carries the lowest. Just 21% of residents in Central Villages at Rancho El Dorado live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, about half the share in Western Villages at Rancho El Dorado.
Central Villages at Rancho El Dorado
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Villages at Rancho El Dorado
54.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Villages at Rancho El Dorado
55.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Villages at Rancho El Dorado
55.0 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Villages at Rancho El Dorado
57.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Western Villages at Rancho El Dorado sounds about 42% louder than Central Villages at Rancho El Dorado to the human ear, a 5.1 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 11N~BUTTERFIELD~~~~~~~~~PKWY~~~~ do you need to be?
11N~BUTTERFIELD~~~~~~~~~PKWY~~~~ 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 Villages at Rancho El Dorado sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most 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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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of Villages at Rancho El Dorado. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
Airport Noise
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) sits north of Villages at Rancho El Dorado. 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 Villages at Rancho El Dorado, particularly to the south, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Villages at Rancho El Dorado
The bar chart below shows the share of Villages at Rancho El Dorado residents in each noise band. About 58% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 5% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Villages at Rancho El Dorado Compares
Villages at Rancho El Dorado sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Villages at Rancho El Dorado's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Rancho El Dorado, Clemente Ranch, The Islands, and Wood Park.
Average noise level (dBA)
Villages at Rancho El Dorado's 54.4 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Arizona as a whole averages 53.0 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Villages at Rancho El Dorado because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 39.4% of Villages at Rancho El Dorado 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, 40.7% of Villages at Rancho El Dorado'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 Villages at Rancho El Dorado
- 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 11N~BUTTERFIELD~~~~~~~~~PKWY~~~~ 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 Villages at Rancho El Dorado 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 north. Neighborhoods to the south of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
