Really? C’mon.

We were golfing at Marshview yesterday about 11am. A few times easily heard semi trucks slowing with that long growl, probably going into okahumka rest stop.

As a kid we had the elevated subway just below my bedroom window. Training? Nothing keeps me up. You need to make your own decision. Surely there are charts for typical highway decibels as well as rate of sound fall off.

We do not have it-FORTUNATELY. A neighbor with a band, a neighbor who thinks everyone wants to hear his radio, a motorcycle, etc.

If, noise bothers you I would purchase block stucco construction and get double thick glass in your windows-not two pane glass, the glass is actually thicker.

I think more of a concern then traffic noise is the distance you'll have to drive to do shopping, etc. That area will take years to get up to speed compared to the northern area.

How does highway sound travel?

But because noise travels in waves, not straight lines, sounds can and do go over the walls. This is why even with barriers standing 16 feet, homes several blocks away can hear the highway. Part of the sound wave is absorbed, part is reflected away from the wall, and part is transmitted through, Berrios explained
Weather can bend highway noise — right to you
The right temperatures and wind conditions can bend highway noise like a prism bends light, thwarting roadside sound barriers and plopping sounds as loud as a vacuum cleaner into the yards of residents more than a quarter of a mile away.

If all the people near the turnpike think it's too noisy they could go just a little east to Orlando.

Or just find a home further from the noise

I do not have any constant hum of traffic noise at all and I'm located in Mallory Square. The Turnpike is far, far, far, far away from our home. This is a fantastic location and is two traffic circles away from Lake Sumter Landing Town Square.

Depends, need to be careful everywhere.

I rented a villa in Pine Ridge that backed to 466A and the noise was unbearable during the day.

Especially the un-muffled billy bob pick up trucks drag racing from the stop light on their way to work at 5am...

You could not talk on the phone from there lanai.

So, where is your Eden?

There are houses built along the side of freeways, highways and turnpikes all across this country. It’s amazing how big a deal it is here. Just figure out what your noise tolerance is and find a neighborhood that falls within it.

It might be a big deal there as well. I wouldn't know unless I joined the "Talk of the ________(fill in the blank)" forum.

Amazing how many people buy here without investigating the noise factor

Obviously this is patently false. Fenney is over three miles from the turnpike. There is no TP noise in Fenney.

Wind direction is the biggest factor. If wind blowing away from home, no problem.

There's a video on Youtube from a Villager who got a decibel meter and checked numerous locations in the Villages near the turnpike. Worth watching.