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

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Middleburg Heights is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Middleburg Heights ranks above 46% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 46th percentile.

How Middleburg Heights compares

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.071g, short-period spectral response 0.134g, 1-second spectral response 0.05g. Among 254 Ohio cities in this dataset, Middleburg Heights ranks 104 for seismic hazard, the 59th percentile within the state. About 15,672 people live in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.

Retrofit economics for Middleburg 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.

Earthquake insurance for a Middleburg Heights 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 Middleburg Heights address.

More on how this number was built

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