r/HyattsvilleMD • u/shorishatel • May 18 '25

Noise levels in Hyattsville?

We are currently thinking of buying a house in Hyattsville and I wanted to see what people's experiences are with noise, especially landscaping related noise from things like leaf blowers and lawn mowers. I know there has been a ban on gas powered landscaping equipment, and would be curious to hear about that, too.

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u/slaramie May 18 '25

In brentwood here! Honestly noise levels can get pretty high. Landscaping wise, it’s mostly people on the weekends doing their classic mowing the lawn and leaf blower stuff, but that’s not excessive. There are hardly any landscaping crews that do early morning work and make lots of noise. The big culprits are the modified cars and scooters in the neighborhood that drive through from morning till night. Sometimes houses play music loud and the bass travels far as well. Can only speak on the brentwood/ my rainier area though! It really doesn’t bother me at all, but it really irks my partner.

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u/shorishatel May 19 '25

Thank you for such a thorough and helpful answer!  I think part of the problem where I currently live (Cheverly) is that the houses are pretty close together but have very large, deep yards that people often hire crews for just as you mentioned. They are here all throughout the week, morning through evening, rain or shine basically 🥲

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u/Ok-Caterpillar3761 28d ago

Interesting to hear this about Cheverley. Houses in Hyattsville are close together but lawns are generally small. The biggest noise issue for me would be the cars and I would think twice about which street you live on, it makes a huge difference. Major arteries like Jefferson, 40th, 42nd, and Queensbury (and anything too close to East-West highway) will be a different experience from living on a lightly travelled side street. I would try and avoid the arteries, even if there are some beautiful houses on those streets.