Noise Levels in Woodland Acres, Jacksonville, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across Woodland Acres
Quiet office to normal conversation
2,998
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
36% of Woodland Acres residents
69 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Woodland Acres 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 2,998 Woodland Acres residents, or 35.7%, live above that level. By land area, 43.1% of Woodland Acres is above 55 dBA.
56.9% below 55 dBA
43.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Woodland Acres compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Woodland Acres
Average noise levels for Woodland Acres residents, grouped by direction from the center of Woodland Acres. Northern Woodland Acres carries the highest population-weighted average; Western Woodland Acres carries the lowest. Just 32% of residents in Western Woodland Acres live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, roughly the same as the share in Northern Woodland Acres.
Central Woodland Acres
54.1 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Eastern Woodland Acres
54.3 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Woodland Acres
54.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Woodland Acres
53.9 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Western Woodland Acres
53.2 dBA · Moderate-loud
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Woodland Acres sounds about 13% louder than Western Woodland Acres to the human ear, a 1.7 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 Arlington Expy do you need to be?
Arlington Expy 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
44 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
37 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 29% of Woodland Acres sits under tree canopy (heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 27% 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 Woodland Acres. 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 50 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Woodland Acres, 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 Woodland Acres
The bar chart below shows the share of Woodland Acres residents in each noise band. About 62% 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 Woodland Acres Compares
Woodland Acres sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how Woodland Acres's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Southsuide Estates, Holiday Hill, Englewood, and Secret Cove.
Average noise level (dBA)
Woodland Acres's 54.0 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Woodland Acres because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 35.7% of Woodland Acres 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, 43.1% of Woodland Acres'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 Woodland Acres
- 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 Arlington Expy 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 29% of Woodland Acres 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.
