Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Kennedy, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 69 out of 100: Active. Ranked 291 of the 396 neighbourhoods rated in Santa Maria. That is below the city average of 80.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 47 to 82. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Santo Cristo (residential street, 11 m), Avenida Oliveira Mesquita (main local road, 193 m) and Rua São Cristóvão (residential street, 27 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 12.4 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 326 m away. Nearby local sources: Linha Porto Alegre-Uruguaiana (326 m), railway (1.1 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 60 dB(A), index 69. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 57 dB(A), index 77. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Salgado Filho53 m away68
- Vila Salgado Filho277 m away64
- Vila Nossa Senhora do Trabalho297 m away76
- Vila Brasília333 m away74
- Vila Norte407 m away78
- Vila Cerro Azul507 m away68
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.