1 census tracts · pop 6,362 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Cooktown maps to a single census tract in Sterling, VA and houses 6,362 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 38% against 28.6% citywide, putting Cooktown 9.1% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,778, 17% below the Sterling average of $2,138.
Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 1.3% of renter households.
17.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $130,712, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 4.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cooktown vs SterlingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cooktown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
1.34%Avg annual filing rate
1.3%Peak year (2016)
1.34%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cooktown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility shutoff threat
18.8%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
17.6%No health insurance
31.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cooktown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cooktown?
Cooktown scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Cooktown compare to Sterling overall?
Cooktown scores 0.3 points higher than Sterling overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,778 vs $2,138.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cooktown?
Average gross rent in Cooktown is $1,778/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cooktown residents are renters?
14% of Cooktown households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Sterling). The neighborhood has 6,362 residents.
Q5
Is Cooktown a high social-vulnerability area?
Cooktown sits in the 64th 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
How safe is Cooktown for landlords?
Cooktown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sterling as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cooktown?
Cooktown has 6,364 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (56%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
