Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 55105000500 · Rock County, WI · pop 4,441 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Janesville
Tract 55105000500, home to 4,441 residents in Janesville, scores 5.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,005 a month while the average household earns $72,768 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,891
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$72,768
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Janesville and the region
Centroid at 42.7036, -89.0467 · click any tract to drill in
Why Janesville scores 3.1
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
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,005 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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)
- 205Total filings over 12 yrs
- 3.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2009)
- 19Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 375% 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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 13.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 205 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 55105000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105000500?
Census tract 55105000500 in Janesville scores 3.1/10 (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 55105000500?
Median gross rent is $1,005/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 55105000500?
13.3% of residents in tract 55105000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,441.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 55105000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 61th, minority 13th, housing 40th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 205 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.54% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 55105000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 55105000500 compare to Janesville overall?
Tract 55105000500 scores 3.1/10, 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.
Tract · WI
55105000100
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WI
55105000300
4
/ 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
55105000700
3
/ 10 · Low
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