Noise Levels in West Park, Canton, OH | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
56 dBA
Average noise across West Park
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,795
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
71% of West Park residents
68 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across West Park 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 1,795 West Park residents, or 70.6%, live above that level. By land area, 81.5% of West Park is above 55 dBA.
18.5% below 55 dBA
81.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in West Park compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of West Park
Average noise levels for West Park residents, grouped by direction from the center of West Park. The highest population-weighted average is in northwestern West Park; the lowest is in southern West Park, where just 78% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in the loudest section.
Northwestern West Park
66.6 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Southwestern West Park
63.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Central West Park
59.0 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southeastern West Park
58.4 dBA · Loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southern West Park
57.4 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
To the human ear, noise in northwestern West Park sounds about 89% louder than in southern West Park, a 9.2 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 Fulton Rd NW do you need to be?
Fulton Rd NW 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
43 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
36 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 13% of West Park sits under tree canopy (about average for neighborhoods) and roughly 56% 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 West Park. 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.
How Noise Is Distributed Across West Park
The bar chart below shows the share of West Park residents in each noise band. About 20% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 2% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How West Park Compares
West Park sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how West Park's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Colonial Heights, Gibbs, The Boulevards, and ridgewood-historic-district-canton-oh.
Average noise level (dBA)
West Park's 56.0 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Ohio as a whole averages 51.1 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than West Park because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 70.6% of West Park 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, 81.5% of West Park's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Ohio average of 26.4% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to West Park
- 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 Fulton Rd NW 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 13% of West Park is under tree cover (about average for 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.
