Mayfield Heights, OH: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Mayfield Heights is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Mayfield Heights ranks above 51% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 51th percentile.

How Mayfield Heights compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.083g, short-period spectral response 0.152g, 1-second spectral response 0.05g. Among 254 Ohio cities in this dataset, Mayfield Heights ranks 32 for seismic hazard, the 88th percentile within the state. About 19,886 people live in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Retrofit economics for Mayfield Heights

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

Insuring against this, not just retrofitting

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 Mayfield Heights address.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide covers exactly how USGS's public design-maps API produced Mayfield Heights'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.