Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Balconi, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 75 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 226 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 29 to 91. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The road with the biggest weight in the noise is RSC-287 (expressway), 14 m from the centre of the neighbourhood. Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 10.6 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 75. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 51 dB(A), index 91. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Vila Palma1.1 km away73
- Palma1.2 km away80
- Palmas1.5 km away82
- Passo dos Preto1.5 km away100
- Rincão dos Camponogara1.9 km away100
- Santa Terezinha1.9 km away100
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.