Noise Levels in Westworth Village, TX | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
52 dBA
Average noise across Westworth Village
Quiet office to normal conversation
315
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
19% of Westworth Village residents
66 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Westworth Village 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 315 Westworth Village residents, or 18.8%, live above that level. By land area, 24.4% of Westworth Village is above 55 dBA.
75.6% below 55 dBA
24.4% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Westworth Village compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Westworth Village
Average noise levels for Westworth Village residents, grouped by direction from the center of Westworth Village. The highest population-weighted average is in central Westworth Village; the lowest is in northwestern Westworth Village, where just 3% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Central Westworth Village
52.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Westworth Village
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southeastern Westworth Village
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northwestern Westworth Village
50.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in central Westworth Village sounds about 18% louder than in northwestern Westworth Village, a 2.4 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 I-30 do you need to be?
I-30 produces an estimated 55 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
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
41 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 7% of Westworth Village sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 49% 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
Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) sits northeast of Westworth Village. 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 Westworth Village, particularly to the southwest, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Westworth Village
The bar chart below shows the share of Westworth Village residents in each noise band. About 64% 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 Westworth Village Compares
Westworth Village sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Westworth Village's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Edgecliff Village, Pelican Bay, Blue Mound, and Westlake.
Average noise level (dBA)
Westworth Village's 51.6 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Texas as a whole averages 50.8 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Westworth Village because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 18.8% of Westworth Village 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, 24.4% of Westworth Village's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Texas average of 22.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Westworth Village
- 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 I-30 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 7% of Westworth Village is under tree cover (lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is low-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. Dallas-Fort Worth International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northeast. Neighborhoods to the southwest of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
