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Janesville is a mid-size city of 66,030 people in Rock County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Janesville, WI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
66,030people
$223kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,906 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Janesville, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,552 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to RFD airport
- 59 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 160 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock County: D+7 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk