Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55105000200 · Rock County, WI · pop 2,768
Census tract 55105000200 covers Janesville in Rock County, home to 2,768 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $801 a month against an average household income of $72,898 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,279
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$72,898
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Janesville and the region
Centroid at 42.6827, -89.0117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Janesville scores 2.6
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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$801 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 298Total filings over 12 yrs
- 6.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2015)
- 17Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 32% 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.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Janesville
The heaviest input here 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 298 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55105000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000200?
Census tract 55105000200 in Janesville scores 2.6/10 (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 55105000200?
Median gross rent is $801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000200?
7.4% of residents in tract 55105000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,768.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 23th, minority 11th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 298 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.29% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55105000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55105000200 compare to Janesville overall?
Tract 55105000200 scores 2.6/10, 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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55105000100
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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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
55105001306
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000600
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · WI
55105000500
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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