Homebuyers Can Now Judge Communities by Their Sound

July 21, 2015

A new company called HowLoud is calling itself the WalkScore of noise. According to Realtor Mag, homebuyers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties can use the site to see how loud a neighborhood is.

The noise level of a property is assigned based on factors such as airplane traffic or proximity to busy streets. The company is still crowdfunding before it can fully roll out.

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