Janesville is a city in, and the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 65,615 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 66,428 in 2024, making it the tenth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The Janesville–Beloit Metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Rock County, has an estimated 165,461 residents in the 2024 estimate. It is located along the Rock River in southern Wisconsin.
Midwest
Janesville
Rock County, WI
Population
65,669
Walk Score
83 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$993
Median home value
$186,600
Established
1835
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Benton Avenue Historic District · listed 1996
- Bostwick Avenue Historic District · listed 2006
- Columbus Circle Historic District · listed 2005
- Conrad Cottages Historic District · listed 1993
- Courthouse Hill Historic District · listed 1986
- East Milwaukee Street Historic District · listed 1980
- Jefferson Avenue Historic District · listed 2006
- Look West Historic District
- Look West Historic District · listed 1987
- Look West Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1993
- North Main Street Historic District · listed 1980
- Old Fourth Ward Historic District
- Old Fourth Ward Historic District · listed 1990
- Prospect Hill Historic District · listed 1992
- South Main Street Historic District · listed 1990
- West Milwaukee Street District #1
- West Milwaukee Street District #2
- West Milwaukee Street Historic District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Armory, The · listed 1978
- Building at 102-108 North Atwood Avenue
- Building at 120 Cherry Street
- Building at 1218 Ruger Avenue
- Building at 1412 Ruger Avenue
- Building at 169 South Academy Street
- Building at 173-175 South Jackson Street
- Building at 200 South Garfield Avenue
- Building at 202 Jackman Street
- Building at 202 South Franklin Street
- Building at 208 Locust Street
- Building at 212-214 Cherry Street
- Building at 220 South Jackson Street
- Building at 252 South Franklin Street
- Building at 301 Cherry Street
- Building at 302 South Locust Street
- Building at 303 Cornelia Street
- Building at 303 East Court Street
- Building at 305-307 West Milwaukee Street
- Building at 309 Cornelia Street
- Building at 313 East Wall Street
- Building at 315 South Parker Drive
- Building at 321 East Milwaukee Street
- Building at 327 South Parker Drive
- Building at 402 Prospect Avenue
- …and 55 more
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