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Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55105000900 · Rock County, WI · pop 2,992

Janesville anchors census tract 55105000900, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,209 a month against an average household income of $88,485 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,499
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$88,485

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 18 tracts In Janesville
Very Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 41 tracts In Rock County
Very Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#1,234 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Very Low
National
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Janesville and the region

Centroid at 42.6843, -88.9921 · click any tract to drill in

Why Janesville scores 2.1

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
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,209 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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: 2.12.1This tracttract 000900Janesville: 3.03.0Janesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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)

  • 60Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 1.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2008)
  • 3Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551050009002001: 2 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (3.55/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (2.21/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (4.87/100 renter HHs)2009: 11 filings (4.87/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (0.72/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (1.19/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (0.95/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (0.72/100 renter HHs)2015: 1 filings (0.24/100 renter HHs)2017: 3 filings (0.58/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% 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

What moves this score most is 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 55105000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000900?

Census tract 55105000900 in Janesville scores 2.1/10 (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 55105000900?

Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000900?

4.4% of residents in tract 55105000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,992.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 17th, minority 16th, housing 32th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.90% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55105000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 55105000900 compare to Janesville overall?

Tract 55105000900 scores 2.1/10, lower than 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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