1 census tracts · pop 3,306 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sleepy Hollow is a one-tract neighborhood of Christiansburg, VA and houses 3,306 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 26.5% citywide, putting Sleepy Hollow 13.9% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate.
SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Christiansburg.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,125, close to the Christiansburg average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sleepy Hollow vs ChristiansburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
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.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sleepy Hollow
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sleepy Hollow?
Sleepy Hollow scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Sleepy Hollow compare to Christiansburg overall?
Sleepy Hollow scores 1.0 points lower than Christiansburg overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,125 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sleepy Hollow?
Average gross rent in Sleepy Hollow is $1,125/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sleepy Hollow residents are renters?
33% of Sleepy Hollow households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Christiansburg). The neighborhood has 3,306 residents.
Q5
Is Sleepy Hollow a high social-vulnerability area?
Sleepy Hollow sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sleepy Hollow for landlords?
Sleepy Hollow carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Christiansburg as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sleepy Hollow?
Sleepy Hollow has 3,567 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
