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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Janesville Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 55105001100 · Rock County, WI · pop 4,872

Census tract 55105001100 sits in Janesville eviction risk in Rock County, Wisconsin eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,301 a month while the average household earns $65,718 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 12% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,995
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$65,718

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 18 tracts In Janesville
Moderate
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 41 tracts In Rock County
Moderate
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#887 of 1,528 tracts In Wisconsin
Moderate
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Janesville and the region

Centroid at 42.6578, -89.0443 · click any tract to drill in

Why Janesville scores 2.9

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
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,301 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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.
Janesville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 001100Janesville: 3.03.0Janesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.43.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

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)

  • 254Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 4.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.3%Peak (2014)
  • 15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 551050011002001: 19 filings (4.50/100 renter HHs)2002: 21 filings (4.98/100 renter HHs)2007: 29 filings (8.38/100 renter HHs)2008: 22 filings (6.36/100 renter HHs)2009: 15 filings (4.34/100 renter HHs)2010: 17 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2011: 14 filings (2.30/100 renter HHs)2012: 18 filings (2.96/100 renter HHs)2013: 22 filings (3.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 38 filings (6.25/100 renter HHs)2015: 24 filings (3.95/100 renter HHs)2017: 15 filings (3.84/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 21% 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.

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 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 59th 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 254 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% 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 55105001100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 55105001100?

Census tract 55105001100 in Janesville scores 2.9/10 (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 55105001100?

Median gross rent is $1,301/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 55105001100?

8.5% of residents in tract 55105001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,872.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 55105001100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 86th, minority 32th, housing 58th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 55105001100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 254 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 55105001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 55105001100 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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 55105001100 compare to Janesville overall?

Tract 55105001100 scores 2.9/10, 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.

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