Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55105001306 · Rock County, WI · pop 4,828 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Janesville

The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 55105001306 reflects conditions in Janesville, Wisconsin. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,057 a month against an average household income of $53,406 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 31% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units2,556

Renter share54.3%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$53,406

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Janesville and the region

Centroid at 42.7061, -88.9715 · click any tract to drill in

Why Janesville scores 3.2

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,057 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

42%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% 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 55105001306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105001306?

Census tract 55105001306 in Janesville scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 55105001306?

Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 55105001306?

9.8% of residents in tract 55105001306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,828.

How socially vulnerable is tract 55105001306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 62th, minority 23th, housing 56th.

What share of households in tract 55105001306 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 55105001306 compare to Janesville overall?

Tract 55105001306 scores 3.2/10, 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.