Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Janesville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55105000100 · Rock County, WI · pop 821
In Janesville in Rock County, census tract 55105000100 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $808 a month against an average household income of $21,926 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units505
Renter share89.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate30.1%
Median income$21,926
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Janesville and the region
Centroid at 42.6843, -89.0244 · click any tract to drill in
Why Janesville scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
30.1% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$808 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
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)
- 307Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.6%Peak (2013)
- 39Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 39% 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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.9%Food insecurity
- 37.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Janesville
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above 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 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 307 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 55105000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000100?
Census tract 55105000100 in Janesville scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 55105000100?
Median gross rent is $808/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000100?
30.1% of residents in tract 55105000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 821.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 44th, minority 28th, housing 88th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 307 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.28% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55105000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55105000100 compare to Janesville overall?
Tract 55105000100 scores 4.5/10, higher 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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55105000300
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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55105001000
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105001400
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000400
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000600
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105001306
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000500
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000700
3
/ 10 · Low
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