Quietest cities

Chronic noise exposure is increasingly recognised as a public health issue. The World Health Organisation's Environmental Noise Guidelines (2018) link sustained exposure above 53 dB(A) daytime to cardiovascular effects, and above 45 dB(A) at night to sleep disturbance. Road traffic, rail corridors, and airport approach paths are the dominant sources in urban Europe.

ClearSpot noise scores are derived from the European Environment Agency's strategic noise maps (END Directive 2002/49/EC) and from OpenStreetMap infrastructure data. They represent the estimated ambient noise pressure at the centre of each city, aggregated to a 0-100% burden score. A score near 0% does not mean silence - it means no major strategic noise source is documented within the default sensitivity radius.

The 50 cities below score lowest on ClearSpot's noise module worldwide - meaning quieter environments by the standards of strategic mapping. For precise measurements at a specific address, open the live map and zoom in.

All countries Global city ranking

Country	City	ClearSpot score	noise %	View on map
BE	's-Gravenvoeren	100%	0%	View on map
BE	's-Gravenwezel	100%	0%	View on map
CA	100 Mile House	100%	0%	View on map
CA	108 Mile Ranch	100%	0%	View on map
BE	Aalter	100%	0%	View on map
BE	Aalterbrug	100%	0%	View on map
BE	Aarschot	100%	0%	View on map
BE	Aartselaar	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abadia de Goiás	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abadia dos Dourados	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abadiânia	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abaeté	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abaetetuba	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abaiara	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abaíra	100%	0%	View on map
CG	Abala	100%	0%	View on map
BO	Abapó Viejo	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abaré	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abatiá	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Abbeydale	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Abbotsford	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Abbottsfield	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abdon Batista	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abel Figueiredo	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abelardo Luz	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Aberdeen	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Abomey	100%	0%	View on map
BJ	Abomey-Calavi	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abre Campo	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abreu e Lima	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Abreulândia	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Academy Heights	100%	0%	View on map
CA	Acadia	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acaiaca	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Açailândia	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acajutiba	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acará	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acarape	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acaraú	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acari	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acauã	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Aceguá	100%	0%	View on map
BO	Achacachi	100%	0%	View on map
BE	Achel	100%	0%	View on map
BO	Achocalla	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acopiara	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acores	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acorizal	100%	0%	View on map
CH	Acquarossa	100%	0%	View on map
BR	Acrelândia	100%	0%	View on map

What counts as quiet on ClearSpot?

ClearSpot's noise module draws from two layers: European strategic noise maps published by the EEA, covering motorways, major railways, and airports; and a secondary layer from the osm-noise-pollution project, which models ambient road noise from OpenStreetMap road network data. Cities that appear in neither layer - or only in low-density zones - score near 100% (minimum noise burden). Cities crossed by major motorways, high-speed rail lines, or under flight paths score lower.

Noise is one of the more stable environmental layers: major infrastructure changes slowly. Scores are refreshed annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.