Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Janesville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 55105000300 · Rock County, WI · pop 2,793
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 55105000300 reflects conditions in Janesville, Wisconsin. On the national scale it ranks #41,093 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $950 a month against an average household income of $49,511 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$49,511
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Janesville and the region
Centroid at 42.6737, -89.0249 · click any tract to drill in
Why Janesville scores 4
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
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$950 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 653Total filings over 12 yrs
- 9.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.6%Peak (2014)
- 58Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% 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.
- 17.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.8%Food insecurity
- 25.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 12.9%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
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 72nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 653 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 9.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.6% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55105000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000300?
Census tract 55105000300 in Janesville scores 4/10 (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 55105000300?
Median gross rent is $950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000300?
20.8% of residents in tract 55105000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,793.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 83th, minority 43th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 653 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.27% of renter households, peaking at 14.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55105000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.4% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55105000300 compare to Janesville overall?
Tract 55105000300 scores 4/10, 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.
Tract · WI
55105000100
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WI
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
Tract · WI
55105000700
3
/ 10 · Low
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