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Mid-Wilshire noise map: how loud is it?
Mid-Wilshire sits in the middle of Los Angeles's noise range: 8% of residents face 60 dB or louder average-day transportation noise — road, rail and aviation combined — ranking it 71st of 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods. Zoom the map below to see which blocks run loud and which stay calm.
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| Rank in Los Angeles (of 110 neighborhoods) | #71 |
|---|---|
| Residents above 60 dB | 8% |
| Residents above 70 dB | 2.8% |
| Residents in the 45–60 dB band | 22.1% |
| Residents (ACS 2016–2020, area-weighted) | 41,694 |
| Census tracts mapped | 26 |
Mid-Wilshire is home to about 41,694 residents across 26 census tracts. 8% of them are exposed to 60 dB or more of average-day road, rail and aviation noise. Within that, 2.8% face the most severe band — 70 dB or louder, the level at which sustained exposure starts to threaten hearing. A further 22.1% sit in the 45–60 dB band — a noticeable background hum rather than a hearing risk. That ranks Mid-Wilshire #71 of 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods, quieter than most Los Angeles neighborhoods. Among Los Angeles neighborhoods it sits just below Carthay (#70) and just above Watts (#72).
Exposure across Mid-Wilshire is a patchwork. The streets that back onto a freeway, rail line or flight path carry most of the 8%, while interior blocks a few hundred feet away can sit 15 to 25 dB quieter. The map makes that split easy to see.
Mid-Wilshire noise: the specifics
- Ranks #71 of 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods by share of residents exposed to ≥60 dB transportation noise.
- 8% of Mid-Wilshire's ~41,694 residents live with 60 dB or louder average-day transportation noise.
- 2.8% are in the severe 70 dB+ band; 22.1% sit in the 45–60 dB moderate range.
- Area-weighted across 26 census tracts from the federal BTS 2020 noise map × ACS 2016–2020 population.
- #71 of 110 — see the full Los Angeles ranking.
What share of Mid-Wilshire residents are exposed to 60 dB or louder transportation noise?
8% of Mid-Wilshire residents live with average-day transportation noise (road, rail and aviation) at or above 60 dB, and 2.8% are above 70 dB — ranking Mid-Wilshire #71 of 110 Los Angeles neighborhoods by noise exposure.
How Mid-Wilshire compares
How this is measured
This is a transparent aggregation of federal data, not an estimate: the US DOT 2020 National Transportation Noise Map (road + rail + aviation), paired with Census population by the University of Washington and area-weighted to the Los Angeles Times boundary for Mid-Wilshire. It does not count sirens, construction, nightlife or neighbors, and it resolves busy corridors better than quiet local streets. For your exact spot, measure it with the free online decibel meter →
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