Claremont Village-Claremont (East) noise map: how loud is it?

Claremont Village-Claremont (East) is home to about 24,802 residents across 14 census tracts. 40.6% of them are exposed to 60 dB or more of average-day road, rail and aviation noise. Within that, 8.3% face the most severe band — 70 dB or louder, the level at which sustained exposure starts to threaten hearing. A further 59.4% sit in the 45–60 dB band — a noticeable background hum rather than a hearing risk. That ranks Claremont Village-Claremont (East) #1 of 197 New York neighborhoods, well above the typical New York neighborhood. It is the loudest New York neighborhood by this measure, ahead of East Harlem (North) (#2).

The exposure is not spread evenly. The 8.3% 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 Claremont Village-Claremont (East).

Claremont Village-Claremont (East) noise: the specifics

• Ranks #1 of 197 New York neighborhoods by share of residents exposed to ≥60 dB transportation noise.
• 40.6% of Claremont Village-Claremont (East)'s ~24,802 residents live with 60 dB or louder average-day transportation noise.
• 8.3% are in the severe 70 dB+ band; 59.4% sit in the 45–60 dB moderate range.
• Area-weighted across 14 census tracts from the federal BTS 2020 noise map × ACS 2016–2020 population.
• #1 of 197 — see the full New York ranking.