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Neighborhood · Chicago, IL

Sleepy Hollow Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 3,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 3.8–5

Sleepy Hollow is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Chicago with 2 census tracts and a population of 3,368 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 82% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $903/month sits 37% lower than the Chicago citywide average ($1,440).

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sleepy Hollow vs Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
82.1% +180%
Chicago: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$903 -37%
Chicago: $1,440
Average HH income
$26,492 -65%
Chicago: $75,134
Poverty rate
6.5% -61%
Chicago: 16.8%
Renter share
32.0% -41%
Chicago: 54.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sleepy Hollow and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–5

Why Sleepy Hollow scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
82% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
6.5% below poverty line · Range 1.3–2.1 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.6 across tracts
1.2
Risk score comparison

Sleepy Hollow vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sleepy Hollow score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sleepy Hollow: 4.34.3Sleepy HollowNeighborhoodParent city: 5.75.7Parent cityhost cityState: 4.74.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Sleepy Hollow

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031560100 5 1,284 69% $1,167
17031570200 3.8 2,084 90% $741
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sleepy Hollow

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 96Total filings (sum)
  • 3.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.6%Peak year (2010)
  • 1.29%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sleepy Hollow

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sleepy Hollow

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sleepy Hollow?

Sleepy Hollow scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Sleepy Hollow compare to Chicago overall?

Sleepy Hollow scores 1.4 points lower than Chicago overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 82% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $903 vs $1,440.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sleepy Hollow?

Average gross rent in Sleepy Hollow is $903/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sleepy Hollow residents are renters?

32% of Sleepy Hollow households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Chicago). The neighborhood has 3,368 residents.
Q5

Is Sleepy Hollow a high social-vulnerability area?

Sleepy Hollow sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Sleepy Hollow have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sleepy Hollow is census tract 17031560100 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 5, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Sleepy Hollow for landlords?

Sleepy Hollow carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicago as a whole (5.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Sleepy Hollow?

Sleepy Hollow has 3,332 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (68%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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