Bay Terrace-Clearview noise map: how loud is it?

Bay Terrace-Clearview is home to about 19,896 residents across 12 census tracts. 10.9% of them are exposed to 60 dB or more of average-day road, rail and aviation noise. Within that, 6.2% face the most severe band — 70 dB or louder, the level at which sustained exposure starts to threaten hearing. A further 88.1% sit in the 45–60 dB band — a noticeable background hum rather than a hearing risk. That ranks Bay Terrace-Clearview #42 of 197 New York neighborhoods, louder than most New York neighborhoods. Among New York neighborhoods it sits just below Financial District-Battery Park City (#41) and just above Throgs Neck-Schuylerville (#43).

The exposure is not spread evenly. The 6.2% in the 70 dB-plus band are the households packed right against a freeway, rail corridor or flight path, while blocks a few streets inland fall away fast. On the map that reads as a bright ribbon of noise tracing the corridor through Bay Terrace-Clearview.

Bay Terrace-Clearview noise: the specifics

• Ranks #42 of 197 New York neighborhoods by share of residents exposed to ≥60 dB transportation noise.
• 10.9% of Bay Terrace-Clearview's ~19,896 residents live with 60 dB or louder average-day transportation noise.
• 6.2% are in the severe 70 dB+ band; 88.1% sit in the 45–60 dB moderate range.
• Area-weighted across 12 census tracts from the federal BTS 2020 noise map × ACS 2016–2020 population.
• #42 of 197 — see the full New York ranking.