Janesville
- Town in Wisconsin
Town
Janesville
- grade BOverall Grade
- Town in Wisconsin
- Rating 3.42 out of 5 184 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade B
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade B+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$151,400
National
$229,800Median Rent
$874
National
$1,096Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Janesville Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault114.4national 282.7
- Murder6.2national 6.1
- Rape47.9national 40.7
- Robbery55.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary210.3national 500.1
- Theft1,855.2national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft86.6national 284
Residents
Working in Janesville
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$55,914
National
$64,994Top Private Schools Near Janesville
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Janesville Reviews
Rating 3.42 out of 5 184 reviews
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Janesville has well-kept, affordable housing in nice-looking neighborhoods, adequate basic shopping, parks and trails with many fun recreational possibilities (even a tennis hitting wall), but good luck finding someone to share these with. However, fast food joints are everywhere. Many retail facilities sit empty. Cats (and sometimes dogs) roam the neighborhoods. Quality health (and vet) care and fine arts are lacking. People are judgmental, stuck-up, insular, gossipy, phony, and standoffish. It’s about competition and appearances. Friendship, kindness, neighborliness, and respect are lacking.
Janesville has so much to offer and it’s only been improving over the years! Janesville’s nightlife is definitely at least an A, downtown has so many great bars and entertainment. The city is very diverse too. Almost everything is within ten minutes of my house. Love everything about this town! Huge upgrade from Beloit!!! So much to do, thrifting, biking on Ice Age trail, SO many parks, great farmers market, downtown is very lively and has something for everyone, 30 mins from Madison, less than an hour from Milwaukee, lots of great places to eat, many shopping centers, the list goes on and on! This town is an easy A in my book! And I’ve lived all over from Colorado to Chicago! Never leaving Janesville again!
Beautiful parks with many fun recreational options, well-kept neighborhoods, decent housing, adequate basic shopping. Many vacant retail facilities; fast food joints everywhere; poor healthcare and vet care options; poor fine arts options for adults (unless you go to Madison); abundance of insular, judgmental, standoffish, unneighborly, gossipy people.