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Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55105000700 · Rock County, WI · pop 4,400

Eviction risk in Janesville eviction risk in Rock County centers on tract 55105000700, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,400 residents. On the national scale it ranks #44,181 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $994 a month while the average household earns $59,797 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 24% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,976
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$59,797

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 18 tracts In Janesville
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#20 of 41 tracts In Rock County
Moderate
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#833 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Janesville and the region

Centroid at 42.7102, -88.9939 · click any tract to drill in

Why Janesville scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Janesville
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Wisconsin legislature & governorship
2.9
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$994 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Janesville
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Janesville
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Janesville
5.0

How Janesville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Janesville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 000700Janesville: 3.03.0Janesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 338Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 3.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2012)
  • 16Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551050007002001: 29 filings (3.60/100 renter HHs)2002: 27 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2007: 18 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2008: 35 filings (4.52/100 renter HHs)2009: 33 filings (4.26/100 renter HHs)2010: 32 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2011: 34 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2012: 41 filings (4.26/100 renter HHs)2013: 27 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2014: 27 filings (2.81/100 renter HHs)2015: 19 filings (1.98/100 renter HHs)2017: 16 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Janesville

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Janesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Rock County average of 5.2 and above the Wisconsin statewide average of 4.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 55105000700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000700?

Census tract 55105000700 in Janesville scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 55105000700?

Median gross rent is $994/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000700?

9.1% of residents in tract 55105000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,400.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 76th, minority 24th, housing 65th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 338 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.27% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55105000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55105000700 compare to Janesville overall?

Tract 55105000700 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Janesville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Janesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Janesville

Top eight tracts in Janesville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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