Janesville, WI

US City in Wisconsin, Midwest · ranked on 24 metrics

Janesville, WI is a US city in Wisconsin with a population of 67,140 (310th of 477). It ranks best for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (55th of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (98th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (117th of 434). It ranks lowest for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (308th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (266th of 395), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (233rd of 434).

Population
67,140
310th highest of 477
Density
1,938.0
313th highest of 477
Growth rate
0.37%
198th highest of 477
Area
34.64
283rd highest of 477
Region
Midwest
Wisconsin

Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →

Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.

Best at

Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    44th of 395
  2. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    54th of 395
  3. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    55th of 395
  4. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 64th of 460
  5. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    98th of 434
  6. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    tied 98th of 434
  7. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    117th of 434
  8. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    131st of 460
  9. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    140th of 460

Worst at

Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better

  1. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    308th of 434
  2. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    266th of 395
  3. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    233rd of 434
  4. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    tied 233rd of 460
  5. Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024
    224th of 460
  6. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    tied 205th of 434
  7. Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024
    178th of 434
  8. Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025
    160th of 395

Profile by category

Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.

Strongest category Crime & Safety (71), weakest Economics (62). Select a category to list its metrics.

Notable facts

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Similar places

Closest percentiles on 10 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals

  1. Green Bay, WI84% similar
  2. Fond du Lac, WI84% similar
  3. Oshkosh, WI82% similar
  4. Monroe, MI80% similar
  5. Eau Claire, WI80% similar

Quick answers

What is the population of Janesville, WI?
Janesville, WI has a population of 67,140, 310th among 477 US cities.
What does Janesville, WI rank best at?
Among US cities, Janesville, WI ranks best for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (55th of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (98th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (117th of 434).
Where does Janesville, WI rank worst?
Janesville, WI ranks lowest for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (308th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (266th of 395); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (233rd of 434).
How many statistics does Rankodex have for Janesville, WI?
Rankodex ranks Janesville, WI on 24 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.

Every metric

24 metrics with a value for this place, in 5 topics