Janesville, WI Housing


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The housing market in Janesville, WI is doing quite well. The median value for houses is $227,300, which is significantly lower than the US House Median Value of $338,100. Despite this difference in median value, Janesville has seen an even higher rate of appreciation over the past year - 12.97% compared to the US House Appreciation of 8.27%. This indicates that Janesville's housing market is performing very well and that it may be an attractive location for potential homebuyers looking for a good investment.

The median home cost in Janesville is $227,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 77.0%. Home Appreciation in Janesville is up 15.0%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Janesville real estate is 45 years old
The Rental Market in Janesville
- Renters make up 31.2% of the Janesville population
- 0.8% of houses and apartments in Janesville, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingJanesville, WisconsinUnited States
  28,692.0139,647,020.0
  4942
  $227,300$338,100
  15.0%16.6%
  49.8%57.0%
  77.0%101.1%
  $20.08$10.98
  $3,219$2,690
  64.1%57.4%
  3.3%11.2%
  32.6%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.8%1.9%
  0.1%0.4%
  0.0%0.7%
  0.2%0.4%
  0.2%3.6%
  2.1%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  2.4%2.6%
  1.1%2.4%
  1.0%2.8%
  3.9%3.9%
  8.9%4.5%
  25.2%11.3%
  28.9%13.0%
  21.2%20.1%
  4.5%13.6%
  1.8%8.3%
  0.9%9.7%
  0.1%3.9%
  0.0%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.1%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  9.4%13.6%
  9.4%13.6%
  14.4%13.6%
  10.2%13.2%
  16.3%14.8%
  14.4%13.6%
  9.5%10.0%
  5.8%4.7%
  15.6%12.2%
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Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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