You are right, selling could be a major problem. Had a friend who bought a brand new home by the villages high school. Was very much aware of the school, didn't consider it a problem and didn't have any desire to be far from young people, nothing like that. Even stayed in a rental villa near where they bought "just to make sure what everyday life would be, noise, proximity to groceries, to church, etc." THEN once the permanent move was made..... NO WAY did they think about the huge stadium lights, the roars and cheers for the sports (and they LOVE sports, but no amount of window closing our TV turn ups, can drown out the experience of living in the middle of a stadium...it was VERY tough but an agency finally got it sold to (probably ?) someone else who thought they would be fine living by a high school but never REALLY thought about what life would be like during football, baseball, track, etc. etc. seasons. Sometimes even people who do try to be cautious, get caught off guard.... Like another friend whose yard is RIGHT next to a pickleball court, I mean RIGHT adjoining. TRY to sell that for what they paid. Eventually yes, after many years to get enough appreciation and before depreciation set in, they did move to another local in the V's, but NOT next to a rec center and neighborhood pool ! It happens.

Amazing how people do not think things thru with making a rather large investment.

True and then the bridges will be in the news.

Welcome to south of 44.

I grew up in Florida as the interstate system was built. I 4 cut our land in half with road within 50 Yards of my window. No AC in those days. We lived. Stop being an old baby in a few months you won't even notice.

Had to smile when I read this. Love my home in Caroline, spend 4 months a year in Michigan. Sold northern home last year, have condo now. Fell in love with low price, remodeled, very happy. However, my development is near a busy road and highway. Thought I would get used to the noise. Wrong again. However, this is a place I only spend 4 months, so putting up with it. No one to blame but myself.

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I have always used the airport analogy because I once knew someone who joined a class action suit forcing an airport to soundproof the homes they bought next to an airport. This guy got a good price figuring he could get what he wanted later for nothing. Shove his petition.

"Sounds" like those would be ideal properties for people with hearing loss. Lower price and no noise.

You do not move next to the outside movie drive in then B@*!* about the movies. Be responsible for your own decision. If it was not near the highway you would of paid $50,000 more but decided it was ok. LOL

Thanks for sharing that video! So, the house was built after the freeway was announced, so the Florida Department of a Transportation is not responsible and won’t build a noise wall.

The owner should note that a noise wall isn’t likely to cut the volume more than 7 decibels near the wall and 5 decibels across the street. What does that mean? The decibel scale is a bit like the Richter Scale for earthquakes. 80 decibels is 100% louder than 70 decibels. 90 decibels is 100% louder than 80 decibels. (My acoustic guitar, played as loud as possible, can reach 98 decibels two feet in front of the sound hole, but ten feet away it’s not that loud.)

I have a decent decibel meter on my iPad that I downloaded from the App Store. It cost maybe $5. It’s called SPLnFFT, whatever that means. It’s very easy to use. I recommend getting one. Measure the decibel level in the back yard. Now go to the front of the house and measure the level. How many decibels less? 10? 20? If so, that is FAR more sound reduction than you would get from a wall. What is the level in the house, in various rooms? Are some rooms noisier than others? I’m in a silent room with the central air conditioning on as I write this. The decibel level is 36. A loud exhalation from two feet away raises that to 70 decibels for a moment.

I’m sorry to tell the original complainer this (not the original poster), but I think your best solution is to sell your house and buy another one as far as possible from a large road. Of course, you could end up with neighbors a few feet away who play music you can’t stand or have hearing problems and watch television on their lanai with the volume very high. Often even a normal conversational level from thirty feet away can be easily overheard. Then there are the people who talk on the telephone as if they were using two tin cans and a string—a conversational shout. Good luck.

you can't fix stupid.

No different than those buying a house on a golf course fairway. They buy the house then get upset when it gets hit buy a golf ball.

I rent a home in a quiet neighborhood. The house backs up to a pond with houses on the other side. I’ve looked at properties, but either highway noise, golf cart traffic or dog walkers stop me from buying. Due diligence is needed along with patience. TV Realtors often sell the home without disclosing these issues. They know the problems but Commissions drive them.

Agree with #41. “Can’t fix stupid “
Huge problem in this country now, people aren’t responsible and want someone else to fix their problem.
Wake up!!

Its 2 or 3 miles away from Fenney, and not a big deal really. TV has actually purchased land all around it, even right across the street. I'm curious to see what they have planned to develop there. Except for the sign in front you would never even know the prison existed as you pass by. I've heard the next square (or oval I've been told) will be on 470 and if true, probably not too far from the prison.