Jupiter, FL: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Jupiter is Category A. Lowest seismic design category. Building code requires no seismic-specific detailing here beyond ordinary construction practice. Nationally, Jupiter ranks above 4% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 4th percentile.

Where Jupiter sits in Florida

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.022g, short-period spectral response 0.046g, 1-second spectral response 0.025g. Among 228 Florida cities in this dataset, Jupiter ranks 146 for seismic hazard, the 36th percentile within the state. About 62,987 people live in Jupiter, Florida.

What a retrofit costs in Jupiter

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for Florida. A typical retrofit still runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally, about $7,000 for a common single-family job.

Earthquake insurance for a Jupiter home

Outside California, earthquake coverage is typically sold as an endorsement added to a standard homeowners policy, not a separate product - worth asking about directly when getting a home-insurance quote for a Jupiter address.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide covers exactly how USGS's public design-maps API produced Jupiter's numbers. The guide to what a Seismic Design Category actually means covers why a category is never a substitute for an engineer's assessment of one specific house.