Tract 51121021101 ·
Montgomery County, VA · pop 3,306 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 51121021101 in the Sleepy Hollow area of Christiansburg, VA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,306 residents. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 20%Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,695
Renter share32.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$90,774
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Sleepy Hollow
Moderate
Within parent city
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In Christiansburg
Low
Within county
18th percentile
#19 of 23 tracts In Montgomery County
Very Low
Within state
18th percentile
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Christiansburg and the region
Centroid at 37.1429, -80.4407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sleepy Hollow scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Christiansburg
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Christiansburg
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.2
How Sleepy Hollow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
21%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
29%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sleepy Hollow
It sits 2.1 points below the Montgomery County average of 5.1. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Food insecurity runs 7.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $90,774, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,125, close to the Christiansburg average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51121021101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121021101?
Census tract 51121021101 in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 51121021101?
Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51121021101?
11.1% of residents in tract 51121021101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,306.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51121021101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 55th, minority 14th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 51121021101 considered part of Sleepy Hollow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121021101 fall within Sleepy Hollow (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51121021101 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51121021101 compare to Christiansburg overall?
Tract 51121021101 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Christiansburg at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Christiansburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Christiansburg
Top eight tracts in Christiansburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.