Thank you! This is great information. Very interesting to learn that buildings can block the sound but open prairies cause it to travel. I currently live up north and my front door is 30 feet on a very busy road. If I can handle that the turnpike should not be a problem, as long as I can't see it :)

I'm looking at Dabney and there are houses that back up to 470 and I wondered about the noise. But there is a fence. Any thoughts on that area?

Up north I lived across the street from railroad tracks. Took about a month but it never really bothered me. Kinda mind over matter. Roadway noise in this area is more pleasant than other neighborhood nuisances that you can’t control

Ruh, Roh... Can of worms opened...

Is it really that far off? I didn't realize that. In that case I hope they repave it much sooner. New pavement is much quieter.

One thing I miss from living north, is the sound of the trains coming up the tracks half a mile of the house. It was always during the day. The highway was close, we could see it from our house. There was the noise of trucks and motorcycles coming from it, but it was more "background sound" that was easy to ignore. Except when the motorcycles were all bunched up on their way to a bike event somewhere.

Down here, the noise of all the landscapers is what annoys the most. Up north, everyone mowed their lawns on Saturdays. No one fired up the mower until after 9AM. Everyone was finished before noon.

Down here, they come all days, start as early as 7:30, and you see trucks lined up the side of the road til 4 or 5pm.

To me it's MUCH noisier to live in The Villages than it was to live in the suburbs of Connecticut, 3 blocks from the highway and half a mile from the railroad tracks.

The beauty, some would argue, for being a snowbird.

Expanding 470
 

They are making 470 a four lane. It is becoming way too busy. It likely won’t be your most ideal choice to live on?

Believe me if I could afford it I'd have a house up north and BE there for most of the year.

I would go there at various times and listen and decide if you can take the noise than and expect more traffic in the coming years and more noise.

Absolutely the best of both worlds. Being a Florida resident, I can't spend more than 6 months in my home state. If it wasn't for that, I'd be outa here right now. Looking forward to heading north.

We are on Conroe St in Dabney very close to turnpike. We hear slight traffic noise nothing crazy, nothing you can hear in your house. waiting to see what happens when they widen 470.

THE BEST advice on here, hope you take it. I might add, IF at all financially possible, when you narrow it down, rent for a time in that area. Had friends who bought thinking the railroad tracks along 301 were so far from the nearest village it would not be a consideration, only to find this particular route has MANY trains, literally 80 to 100 cars, several engines, and they come all night long, 2 a.m., 3 a.m.. Had another friend who had no idea being near the high school on 466 would be an annoyance to her. Now she has had to live with marching band practice heard for blocks, game loud speakers for some sport every season, and worst of all, high power stadium lights constantly shining on her lanai making it impossible to enjoy most evenings. Do not buy a villa directly behind a high school or athletic field, but also keep in mind, most places ARE going to be "near something"....LOL... homes near tennis and pickle-ball courts begin action as early as 7 a.m. it does not stop until dark, so just consider what you can't tolerate and proceed with caution knowing you can't find a "perfect" place... as that would probably mean (LOL) you would be unhappy being to far from anything ! Do the best you can, but renting in your final selection is the very best IF you can afford to do so before you make that final selection !

Very good advise. Too many people move here without carefully considering what they will be near and how it will affect their lives

Couple year ago house came up for sale in HHH. Listing Showed the paid $125. Month for taxes In property tax. I sure that changed when house sold. Just goes to show you how some get to evade taxes…..:duck: