Best Life Index › States › Wisconsin › Cities › Janesville

Wisconsin city profile

What Is It Like to Live in Janesville?

What it costs to live in Janesville, and how it compares with other Wisconsin cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

49

27th best value in Wisconsin

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Wisconsin cities.

Overall livability

41

39th overall in Wisconsin

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Janesville is home to about 65,506 people. A typical home runs $160,300 and a household earns around $63,300, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Wisconsin's largest cities, it ranks 27th for value and 39th overall.

Janesville at a glance

Median home price

$160,300

13th in WI of 57

Median rent

$912/mo

Median household income

$63,300

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

4.9%

48th in WI of 57

School rating

5/10

31st in WI of 57

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in WI of 57

Walk score

6/100

See your real take-home pay in Wisconsin

Enter your salary and see your paycheck after Wisconsin taxes.

Calculate my take-home pay ›

‹ See all top Wisconsin cities ranked  ยท  Wisconsin state profile ›

Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Wisconsin only. Updated 2026.