Quietest neighbourhoods in Kraków

Average Lden noise level for the neighbourhoods of Kraków, in decibels. Lden is a 24-hour average with penalties for evening and night — the same indicator the EU Environmental Noise Directive uses.

What this is measured against

The WHO recommends keeping road traffic noise below 53 dB Lden; the EU treats 55 dB as its reporting threshold and 65 dB as high annoyance.

Above 55 dB Lden: 11 of 18 measured neighbourhoods.

From 51 dB in Nowa Huta to 60 dB in Krowodrza — a 9 dB range.

Ranking of Kraków neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	Nowa Huta	51 dB	100
2	Wzgórza Krzesławickie	51 dB	94
3	Zwierzyniec	52 dB	89
4	Prądnik Biały	54 dB	83
5	Bronowice	54 dB	78
6	Dębniki	54 dB	72
7	Mistrzejowice	55 dB	67
8	Łagiewniki-Borek Fałęcki	56 dB	61
9	Swoszowice	56 dB	61
10	Grzegórzki	56 dB	50
11	Stare Miasto	56 dB	50
12	Bieńczyce	56 dB	39
13	Podgórze Duchackie	57 dB	33
14	Prądnik Czerwony	57 dB	28
15	Czyżyny	58 dB	22
16	Bieżanów-Prokocim	59 dB	17
17	Podgórze	59 dB	11
18	Krowodrza	60 dB	6

The 0–100 scores are computed within Kraków: they compare its neighbourhoods with each other, not with the rest of the country.

Data: European Environment Agency (strategic noise maps).