Noise Levels in Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Windy Hill
Quiet office to normal conversation
2,793
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
20% of Windy Hill residents
82 dBA
Loudest residential point
Food blender at arm’s length
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Windy Hill 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 2,793 Windy Hill residents, or 20.3%, live above that level. By land area, 24.5% of Windy Hill is above 55 dBA.
75.5% below 55 dBA
24.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Windy Hill compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Windy Hill
Average noise levels for Windy Hill residents, grouped by direction from the center of Windy Hill. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern Windy Hill; the lowest is in northeastern Windy Hill, where just 7% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern Windy Hill
68.0 dBA · Loud
Highway traffic 50 ft away
Southwestern Windy Hill
65.5 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Eastern Windy Hill
54.7 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Windy Hill
50.2 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Northeastern Windy Hill
50.0 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in southeastern Windy Hill sounds about 248% louder than in northeastern Windy Hill, a 18.0 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 J T Butler Blvd do you need to be?
J T Butler Blvd produces an estimated 76 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
76 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
62 dBA
Busy restaurant
330 ft
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
660 ft
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 22% of Windy Hill sits under tree canopy (heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 48% 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
Jacksonville International (JAX) sits northwest of Windy Hill. The U.S. Department of Transportation models aviation noise around this airport from federal traffic data, 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 65 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Windy Hill, 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 Windy Hill
The bar chart below shows the share of Windy Hill residents in each noise band. About 57% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 33% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Windy Hill Compares
Windy Hill sits at the louder end of the spectrum. Below: how Windy Hill's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Baymeadows, Deerwood, Sandalwood, and Mandarin Station-Losco.
Average noise level (dBA)
Windy Hill's 54.5 dBA pop-weighted average is at the louder end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Windy Hill because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 20.3% of Windy Hill 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, 24.5% of Windy Hill's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Windy Hill
- 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 J T Butler Blvd 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 22% of Windy Hill is under tree cover (heavier than most neighborhoods), 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. Jacksonville International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the northwest. Neighborhoods to the southeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
