Palm Beach County, South Florida
Palm Beach County sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, yet its wind map runs from 150 to 170 mph, so every opening falls in the wind-borne debris region and needs impact-rated glass or protection. We install Florida-approved impact windows and doors in all 39 municipalities, at $800–$1,800 per window installed on average.
Palm Beach County by the numbers
170mph
Design wind for homes from Tequesta to Boca Raton
Risk Category II contour on the county map
Palm Beach County: Wind Speeds150mph
Lowest contour, around the Lake Okeechobee towns
South Bay sits fully inside it
PBC Risk Category II wind speed map (PDF)140mph
Speed that puts glass in the debris region
Every contour in the county is above it
Florida Building Code 2023 · Sec. 1609.2 Protection of openings (ICC)101mph
Peak gust at Palm Beach International in Wilma
9:14 AM, October 24, 2005
NWS Miami: Hurricane Wilma$10K
Largest My Safe Florida Home award
Program open on October 20, 2026
MSFH support: is funding available?39
Cities, towns, and villages in the county
Each runs or contracts its own permitting
Palm Beach County: MunicipalitiesPalm Beach County homes
The county reaches from Jupiter Inlet south to the Hillsboro Canal and west to the Lake Okeechobee shore. Island estates, gated golf communities, and farm towns all fall under one code with different wind numbers.
Each job starts with the contour for your parcel. We pick an approved unit for every opening, then file with whichever of the 39 municipal departments, or the county, covers your lot.
From Lehigh to the islands, our Lee installs run $800–$1,800 a window, and the common single-hung lands near $1,100.
Oversized and specialty openings can top $3,000. Average prices by size and door type follow, and the estimator lower on the page gives a fast number.
Single-hung and fixed picture units fit most houses here, and casements suit rooms that need full airflow. Waterfront estates often call for tall fixed glass.
We hang French pairs, sliders, fiberglass entries, and garage doors countywide. Our hinged impact doors (French and entry doors) swing out. Sliding glass doors and garage doors don't swing.
Installed estimates
| Window | Size | Average installed |
|---|---|---|
| Single-hung | 37 by 63 inch | about $1,100 |
| Horizontal roller | 53 by 50 inch | about $1,250 |
| Fixed (picture) | 37 by 50 inch | about $900 |
| Casement | 37 by 50 inch | about $1,300 |
| Door | Typical installed |
|---|---|
| Single French door | $2,800–$4,000 |
| Double French door | $3,800–$7,000 |
| Sliding glass door, 2 panels | $2,500–$3,500 |
| Each extra slider panel | about $600–$800 |
| Fiberglass entry door | $2,200–$5,500 |
| Solid garage door | $2,800–$4,200 |
Installed estimates that vary with size, glass, and options. Every home gets its own written quote.
Four fields. We call to book your free in-home measure.
Grants and insurance
If you qualify for My Safe Florida Home, the state pays $2 for every $1 you pay, up to $10,000, after the program's free wind-mitigation visit (Fla. Stat. §215.5586). How the program works.
Impact windows and doors count as opening protection, Question 9 on the state's wind-mitigation form, OIR-B1-1802. A licensed inspector fills it out after the work, and your insurer sets the discount.
Questions
No. The Florida Building Code limits the HVHZ to Miami-Dade and Broward. Palm Beach designs to its own wind contours instead.
It depends on the contour: 170 mph across the coast and eastern cities, 160 or 150 mph near Lake Okeechobee, for a Risk Category II home.
Yes, or approved shutters. Every contour is above 140 mph, so the whole county is a wind-borne debris region where glazed openings need protection.
Glass within 30 feet of the ground must pass the large-missile level of ASTM E1996. Higher glass, such as upper condo floors, uses the small-missile level.
A Florida Product Approval is enough here. A Miami-Dade NOA is also accepted, as long as it covers the opening's size and design pressure.
We do. Inside a city, town, or village we file with its building department; off city limits we file with the county Building Division through ePZB.
Just signatures. Our office files, books each inspector visit, and follows it to inspection approval.
No, they're two names for laminated, impact-rated units. In this county, check that each one carries a Florida Product Approval or NOA.
Hinged ones open out. Our hinged impact doors (French and entry doors) swing out. Sliding glass doors and garage doors don't swing.
Expect $2,800–$4,000 for one French door, $3,800–$7,000 for a pair, and $2,500–$3,500 for a two-panel slider, with about $600–$800 for each panel beyond two.
It advises the county and its municipalities on local code amendments and promotes uniform enforcement. The County Commission can adopt its recommendations countywide.
Yes. Its amendments to the 2023 Florida Building Code took effect December 31, 2023, for unincorporated areas and cities using county plan review.
The county's Wind Speeds page links the Risk Category II map and a GIS lookup. We read it for your parcel before sizing anything.
Its eye covered the entire county on October 24, 2005. Palm Beach International gusted to 101 mph, and the storm exited near Palm Beach Gardens as a Category 2.
Florida law makes rate filings include wind-mitigation discounts, opening protection among them. The credit is set from your OIR-B1-1802 form.
Yes. On October 20, 2026 its help page listed applications as open; homeowners start with a free wind-mitigation visit, and awards top out at $10,000.
Not ones that meet its specs. §718.113(5) and §720.3035(6) let boards set the look but not refuse code-compliant protection.
Official sources
Our licenses, the product approvals, and the city's permit office are all public.
For the detail-minded
Wind contours, approvals, permits, and the statutes for a Palm Beach County job. Open any topic.
Palm Beach County is outside the HVHZ. Its Risk Category II wind map runs from 150 to 170 mph, above the 140 mph mark that puts glass in the wind-borne debris region.
Sources: Palm Beach County: Wind Speeds · FBC 2023 §1609 (protection of openings) · Florida Statutes §553.842 (product approval)
The HVHZ stops at the Broward line. Palm Beach designs to its own Risk Category II map, with three contours.
| Contour | Where it applies | Debris region? |
|---|---|---|
| 170 mph | The coast and every eastern city, Tequesta to Boca Raton, plus Wellington and Westlake | Yes |
| 160 mph | A band near the lake, covering the east edges of Belle Glade and Pahokee | Yes |
| 150 mph | Lake Okeechobee shore: all of South Bay, most of Belle Glade and Pahokee | Yes |
Risk Category II contour
The coast and every eastern city, Tequesta to Boca Raton, plus Wellington and Westlake
Risk Category II contour
A band near the lake, covering the east edges of Belle Glade and Pahokee
Risk Category II contour
Lake Okeechobee shore: all of South Bay, most of Belle Glade and Pahokee
3-second gust. Sources: PBC Risk Category II wind speed map (PDF) · Palm Beach County: Wind Speeds
Glass up to 30 feet off the ground
Glass higher than 30 feet
After the impacts
Sources: FBC 2023 §1609 (protection of openings) · Florida Building Code 2023 · Sec. 1609.2 Protection of openings (ICC)
| Item | Florida Product Approval | Miami-Dade NOA (Notice of Acceptance) |
|---|---|---|
| Issued by | Florida Building Commission | Miami-Dade County Product Control |
| Accepted in Palm Beach? | Yes, statewide | Yes, and it exceeds the county's requirement |
| What it lists | Sizes, anchors, and design pressures | Sizes, anchors, and design pressures |
| Look it up | floridabuilding.org | miamidade.gov product control search |
Look up any approval: Florida Building Commission product approvals · Miami-Dade product control search · Florida Statutes §553.842 (product approval)
We file with the building department of that city, town, or village.
We file with the county Building Division through ePZB.
You sign the forms; our office files them, books each inspector visit, and tracks it to inspection approval.
Sources: PBC Building Division: Permit Center · PBC amendments to the FBC, 8th Edition (2023) · Florida Statutes §713.13 (notice of commencement) · Florida Statutes §713.135
Countywide
With every contour at 150 mph or more, the debris-region trigger of 140 mph is met everywhere in the county.
Parcel lookup
The county's wind page links the contour map and a GIS tool that reads the speed for any address.
Taller buildings
Glazing on upper floors moves from the large-missile to the small-missile level.
Sources: Palm Beach County: Wind Speeds · Florida Building Code 2023 · Sec. 1609.2 Protection of openings (ICC)
October 24, 2005
Estimates
Calculate what this project will really cost you, and your return on investment.
Pick your windows
Add a count to see the average installed price.
Average installed price, estimate, for these common sizes. Other sizes and types are quoted after a free in-home measure. The project cost below fills in from your picks; change it if you have a quote.
Pick your doors
Add a count to see the average installed price.
Average installed price, estimate: the middle of each published range. Full-glass garage doors are quoted after a free in-home measure. These are typical installed prices. Your price depends on size, glass and options, and some openings may cost more. Every home gets its own written quote. The project cost below fills in from your picks; change it if you have a quote.
Your numbers
The wind or hurricane part of your homeowners premium, shown on your declarations page.
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As low as 8.99% APR for 20 years.
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Estimate only. Assumes 10% of your windstorm premium. Your insurer's Notice of Premium Discounts shows your actual credits.
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Estimate. Assumes 12% of the monthly bill, ENERGY STAR's Southern-zone average for replacing single-pane windows with ENERGY STAR certified ones (about 8% from double-pane).
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Payment minus the insurance and electric savings.
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Project cost divided by yearly insurance and electric savings.
Estimates only. The insurance and electric percentages are assumptions, not quotes. Actual savings depend on the insurer, the home, and usage. Not a guarantee. Financing is subject to credit approval.
How it works
Financing
12
Months
No interest if paid in full
10
Years
at 6.99% APR
20
Years
at 8.99% APR
Lenders
12-month offer is deferred interest: if not paid in full by the end of the promotion, interest is charged back to the purchase date. Subject to credit approval.
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Next step
We measure at the house for free. The quote is usually back within 24–48 hours. Nothing is agreed until you sign a written contract.
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