Quietest Vacuums of 2024 – Consumer Reports

“Quiet” is not a word typically associated with vacuum cleaners. “Annoyingly loud” is probably closer to the truth. In our vacuum lab, we’ve encountered some models that produce quite a racket, especially when running at full power. But after testing hundreds of vacuums, we’ve also found some models that are quieter.

Although a loud vacuum can be irritating to your housemates and disruptive to pets, the noise produced by a typical vacuum (about 70 decibels) isn’t enough to damage your hearing, particularly because you probably don’t run it for longer than an hour or so at a time.