Mead, CO: what USGS's seismic model says

USGS's ASCE 7-16 seismic design model - the same standard building codes use - places Mead in Seismic Design Category B: Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Mead ranks above 55% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 55th percentile.

How Mead compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.097g, short-period spectral response 0.183g, 1-second spectral response 0.055g. Among 79 Colorado cities in this dataset, Mead ranks 59 for seismic hazard, the 26th percentile within the state. About 6,735 people live in Mead, Colorado.

What a retrofit costs in Mead

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

Earthquake insurance for a Mead 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 Mead address.

More on how this number was built

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