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42.09° N · 88.31° W · GEOID 1770161

Sleepy Hollow

Kane County, Illinois · part of the Chicago, IL metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Sleepy Hollow is home to 3,161 people. Median household income is $149,813 a year and median rent is $1,363 a month, 10.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $382,800, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,363
0% below the median place
Median household income
$149,813
87% above the median place
Median home value
$382,800
20% above the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Sleepy Hollow

  • The median rent takes only 10.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $131,000 a year left, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 52.3 years old, older than in 94% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 220 hours a year commuting, more than in 90% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 91% of places we track, yet 57% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 95 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Sleepy Hollow

Kane County loses about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,439
Moved out23,359
Net−920

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cook County, IL7,0414,235+2,806
DuPage County, IL4,6822,881+1,801
McHenry County, IL1,4062,004−598
Kendall County, IL1,2941,904−610
DeKalb County, IL6241,043−419
Will County, IL814755+59
Lake County, IL471373+98
Winnebago County, IL233433−200

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$77K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kane County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kane County report $77,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,700.
Income you would need
$54,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,363 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,392 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $382,800.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 15.4% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Lake Wisconsin, WI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
56% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$79,716
13% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$77,362
10% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.9%3% above
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%56% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-2.0233% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$77,36210% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$79,71613% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Sleepy Hollow10.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$54,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.9%
47% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
33% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$131,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
93.3%
40% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.3%
148% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3630% below
Rent to income110.9%47% below
Property tax rate12.3%148% above
Home price to income12.6x33% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,01125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$121,50013% above
Property tax paid (median)1$8,661165% above
Median home value1$382,80020% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.6%8% above
Homeownership193.3%40% above
Renters paying 30%+156.6%12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,39228% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $74,152, 85% above the median place.

Income per person1
$74,152
85% above the median place
Median household income1
$149,813
87% above the median place
Mean commute1
34 min
38% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$149,81387% above
Income per person1$74,15285% above
Unemployment15.1%4% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,0291% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs6County figure213,55242% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.9%27% below
Mean commute134 min38% above
Works from home115.4%24% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.6%93% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 52.3, 34% above the median place.

Median age1
52.3
34% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-2.5%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Homes with broadband1
95.9%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher47.2% +47%
High school or higher95.4% +3%
No health insurance5.6% −13%
Household size2.6 +4%
Born abroad10.8% +23%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1616646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age152.334% above
Bachelor's or higher147.2%47% above
High school or higher195.4%3% above
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad110.8%23% above
No health insurance15.6%13% below
Homes with broadband195.9%4% above
05

Life in Sleepy Hollow

86 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.7 +24%
Playgrounds per 10k19.0 2.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.2 −72%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.5 7.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops27.3 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.3 −4%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
1
89% below the median place
Public school students13
424
91% below the median place
Students per teacher13
14.1
8% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1342491% below
Students per teacher1314.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k9County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.34% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k1012.724% above
Playgrounds per 10k1019.0102% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.272% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi101.5above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure86above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
192
84% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
15°F
42% below the median place
Tornado risk15
98.6
21% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
21.1
70% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSleepy HollowAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure84°F4% below
January average low14County figure15°F42% below
Average temperature14County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation14County figure37.9 in13% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure94.62% above
Hurricane risk15County figure21.170% below
Tornado risk15County figure98.621% above
Wildfire risk15County figure32.747% below
Heat wave risk15County figure90.00% below
Median air quality index16County figure455% above
Good air days16County figure61.9%10% below
08

Sleepy Hollow in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,363/mo (2024)$1,730/mo$1,420 to $2,110/mo+4.1%
Median household income$149,813 (2024)$191,000$161,500 to $226,000+4.1%
Median home value$382,800 (2024)$529,000$384,000 to $729,000+5.6%
Population3,122 (2025)3,1102,980 to 3,240−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Sleepy Hollow

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lake Wisconsin, WI$1,515$124,127Compare
Richfield, WI$1,388$143,963Compare
Summit, WI$1,615$140,682Compare
Kingston, MA$1,603$150,886Compare
Kingston, MASummit, WIRichfield, WILake Wisconsin, WISleepy Hollow, ILSleepy HollowLake WisconsinRichfieldKingstonSleepy HollowLake WisconsinRichfieldKingston

Common questions

Is Sleepy Hollow a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 10.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sleepy Hollow expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $382,800.

What salary do you need to live in Sleepy Hollow?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Sleepy Hollow safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Sleepy Hollow?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lake Wisconsin, WI, Richfield, WI, Summit, WI and Kingston, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Sleepy Hollow with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sleepy Hollow itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sleepy-hollow-illinois

Citytistics. “Sleepy Hollow, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sleepy-hollow-illinois/

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