Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Independência, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 76 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 216 of the 396 neighbourhoods rated in Santa Maria. That is below the city average of 80.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 48 to 90. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Borges de Medeiros (collector road, 93 m), Avenida Liberdade (main local road, 208 m) and Rua Ernesto Beck (main local road, 176 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 12 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 1.2 km away. Nearby local sources: Linha Porto Alegre-Uruguaiana (1.2 km).
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Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 76. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 49 dB(A), index 96. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Vila Oficina Ramos400 m away61
- Vila Km 2403 m away71
- Loteamento Roveda460 m away76
- Beco do Otávio479 m away77
- Vila Celso Teixeira479 m away75
- Loteamento Noêmio Lemos491 m away74
How to read this index
The Sossego Index runs from 0 to 100 and is an estimate built from open data, not an on-site measurement. 100 means 48 dB(A) or less, the level of a calm residential area. 0 means 86 dB(A) or more, the level of a heavy traffic avenue. Each neighbourhood's value is the median of nine points around its centre.
Read the full methodologyOpenStreetMap data, computed on October 21, 2026.