Metro Life Score
Janesville-Beloit, WI
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 42nd percentile of the national corpus.
- 47.8
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #225
- of 387 metros
- 42%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Janesville-Beloit is below-median composite Life Score — #225 of 387 (47.8/100, grade C+, 42nd percentile). Carried by safety at 68/100; held back most by environment at 24/100.
- 42nd
- composite percentile
- #225
- of 387 peers
- 49th
- cost dimension percentile
- 45th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SAFE-LED · signature composite
Janesville-Beloit: mid-curve composite with a readable shape
Janesville-Beloit is a mid-curve MID · SAFE-LED metro (composite #225, 47.8/100, 41st percentile). Cost MID (49th) · wages MID (45th). Strongest safety 68/100; weakest environment 24/100; dimension gap 44. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Janesville-Beloit, WI ranks #225 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #199 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 93.7 (rent-RPP 79.6). BLS median salary $63,520, 64,420 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,246/mo (studio $900).
FBI UCR (WI): 280 violent, 1157 property/100K. NCES: 14.1:1 ratio, 10.6% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,256/yr. EPA: 46 Superfund sites (WI).
Where Janesville-Beloit sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
48 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 47.8 is built
Janesville-Beloit's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Janesville-Beloit scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are WI state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Janesville-Beloit With...
Ranking Context
Janesville-Beloit outranks 42% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #222 | Tyler, TX | 47.9 | C+ |
| #223 | Walla Walla, WA | 48.0 | C+ |
| #224 | Victoria, TX | 48.0 | C+ |
| #225 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | 47.8 | C+ |
| #226 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47.8 | C+ |
| #227 | Winchester, VA-WV | 47.8 | C+ |
| #228 | Grants Pass, OR | 47.6 | C+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Janesville-Beloit, WI's quality rank (bottom 42% lowest-quality) and affordability rank (bottom 49% least affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
WI Metro Scores
Read with Janesville-Beloit
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Janesville-Beloit (MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Naples-Marco Island, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID.
Winchester, VA-WV
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID.
Tyler, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 47.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID.
Grants Pass, OR
ABS(composite) peer at 47.6 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID.
Columbia, SC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 49/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Sherman-Denison, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 48/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Janesville-Beloit, WI relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SAFE-LED · MID/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Janesville-Beloit's middle-third Life Score
Janesville-Beloit scores 47.8/100 overall, but Safety (67.9) and Environment (24.1) sit 43.8 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Janesville-Beloit's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Oshkosh is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Oshkosh
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.