Natural hazards · Jupiter

Jupiter, FL natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jupiter comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 227 claims here since 1978. 11 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations
Expected damage

How exposed is Jupiter?

61
High
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Jupiter to be higher than in 61% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes61%Inland flooding30%Everything else9%
By hazard

What Jupiter faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

61% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 93% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 3 years in the area

Inland flooding

30% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 21% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Ice stormsWinter weatherDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Jupiter flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jupiter, from FEMA’s records.

227paid claims since 1978
$3.3Mpaid to owners
12homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Hurricane Jeanne: 26 claims, $412K
  • Hurricane Frances: 23 claims, $868K
  • Hurricane Irene: 17 claims, $52K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (4) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 25% off flood insurance. Jupiter is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Palm Beach County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

3buildings retrofitted against wind
1storm safe rooms built
Disasters that hit Jupiter

11 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Jupiter itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Jupiter.

Brought FEMA money into JupiterDeclared for Palm Beach County only
2024

Hurricane Milton

317 households applied for aid $14K aid approved $160K to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2022

Hurricane Nicole

$121K to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2022

Hurricane Ian

671 households applied for aid $80K aid approved $178K to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2019

Hurricane Dorian

$239K to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2017

Hurricane Irma

3,303 households applied for aid $944K aid approved $1.6M to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2008

Tropical Storm Fay

1 household applied for aid
2005

Hurricane Wilma

2,353 households applied for aid $1.0M aid approved $1.8M to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2004

Hurricane Jeanne

4,993 households applied for aid $3.1M aid approved $5.6M to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
2004

Hurricane Ivan

55 households applied for aid
2004

Hurricane Frances

5,401 households applied for aid $3.7M aid approved $3.0M to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
1999

Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req

$207K to the Town of Jupiter for repairs
Palm Beach County has had 31 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and freezes.
Around Jupiter

Jupiter and the towns around it

Tequesta: High, mostly hurricanesJupiter Inlet Colony: Moderate, mostly hurricanesJupiter Farms: High, mostly hurricanesJuno Beach: Moderate, mostly hurricanesPalm Beach Gardens: High, mostly hurricanesCabana Colony: Moderate, mostly hurricanesNorth Palm Beach: High, mostly hurricanesJuno Ridge: Moderate, mostly hurricanesLake Park: High, mostly hurricanesWest Palm Beach: Moderate, mostly hurricanesThe Acreage: High, mostly hurricanesRiviera Beach: High, mostly hurricanesJupiter: High, mostly hurricanes JupiterTequestaJupiter Inlet ColonyJupiter FarmsJuno BeachPalm Beach Gardens
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high
Tequestamostly hurricanesHigh
Jupiter Farmsmostly hurricanesHigh
Palm Beach Gardensmostly hurricanesHigh
Jupitermostly hurricanesHigh
Jupiter Inlet Colonymostly hurricanesModerate
Juno Beachmostly hurricanesModerate
About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Jupiter covers 13 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Jupiter’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Jupiter. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Jupiter total about $17.4M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.

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