Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Janesville spent more per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Janesville’s city government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,062 per resident. Water and other utilities ($206,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Janesville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,062 per resident in 2022: more than 66% of them
Janesville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,062 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,190. Janesville spent more than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($245,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Janesville itself left out).
About $1,062 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
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No trend yet
Janesville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,130 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.41% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Janesville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Janesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Janesville →
Who’s in charge in Janesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 199 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (996).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Janesville Consolidated School District
Janesville’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,632 per pupil, $7,352 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Janesville’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Janesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bremer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.4%8,799 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.3%5,571 votesOthers: 1.3% (186 votes).
Most votes in Bremer County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
89% of Janesville lies in Bremer County; the rest in Black Hawk County. Every 2024 race in Bremer County is on the county’s page.
Bremer County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Janesville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseJanesville is split between 2 districts
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Janesville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Janesville’s government
How much does Janesville spend per resident?
About $1,062 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,062 was more than 66% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Janesville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,130 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Janesville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Janesville yet.
How did Janesville vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Janesville alone. Bremer County, where 89% of Janesville lies, voted Trump 60.4%, Harris 38.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Janesville?
5 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,752 (about $393,024 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Janesville in the state legislature?
Janesville is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Iowa Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →