Housing data for Sleepy Hollow, CA
Sleepy Hollow, CA has an estimated 3,063 residents and 1,162 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Marin County.
12.3% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+34.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,063 (±547)
- Housing units
- 1,162 (±236)
- Households that rent
- 12.3%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +34.8%
What stands out in Sleepy Hollow
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±6.2 points) in Sleepy Hollow, lower than in Marin County (19.1%).
Households that rent: 12.3% (±14.6 points) in Sleepy Hollow, lower than in Marin County (35.3%).
Average commute: 46.8 minutes (±18.2) in Sleepy Hollow, higher than in Marin County (27.4 minutes).
Households that moved in since 2020: 7.7% (±7.2 points) in Sleepy Hollow, lower than in Marin County (19.8%).
Housing in Sleepy Hollow at a glance
- Rent burden: 79.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 12.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
- Home values: $2,000,000 or more median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 87.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 86.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 46.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +34.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 7.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Sleepy Hollow against Marin County, its state and the nation
| Sleepy Hollow | Marin County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,063 (±547) | 257,969 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,162 (±236) | 112,116 (±118) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 12.3% (±14.6 points) | 35.3% (±1.1 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $2,668 (±$83) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more | $149,091 (±$4,474) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $2,000,000 or more | $1,507,300 (±$27,346) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $10,000 or more | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 86.5% (±18.0 points) | 74.8% (±1.8 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 46.8 minutes (±18.2) | 27.4 minutes (±0.7) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±3.8 points) | 95.8% (±0.6 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 58.1 years (±5.3) | 47.4 years (±0.3) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Sleepy Hollow covers 3.0 square miles of land, about 1,033 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Sleepy Hollow has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,273 (±364) | 3,063 (±547) | +34.8% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 802 (±127) | 1,162 (±236) | +44.9% | Measurable increase |
| Households that rent | 2.2% (±3.4 points) | 12.3% (±14.6 points) | +10.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±79.5 points) | 0.0% (±26.5 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Marin County
Sleepy Hollow has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Marin County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Marin County recorded 181 violent and 1,230 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Sleepy Hollow
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94960 | 50% | 16,232 | $2,886 | $1,674,500 | $185,170 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Sleepy Hollow
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 1.7 mi | $2,367 | $1,163,600 | 31.1% |
| Lucas Valley-Marinwood | 2.1 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,445,600 | 16.7% |
| San Anselmo | 2.3 mi | $2,797 | $1,576,700 | 31.6% |
| Woodacre | 2.8 mi | — | $1,071,800 | 6.7% |
| Ross | 3.6 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 13.1% |
| Santa Venetia | 4.6 mi | — | $1,006,300 | 29.6% |
| San Rafael | 4.9 mi | $2,377 | $1,355,600 | 47.0% |
| Novato | 5.5 mi | $2,506 | $1,032,500 | 33.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Sleepy Hollow, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,574 | $3,003 | $3,697 | $4,832 | $5,439 |
HUD income limits for Sleepy Hollow, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $44,150 | $73,550 | $117,700 |
| 2 people | $50,450 | $84,050 | $134,500 |
| 3 people | $56,750 | $94,550 | $151,300 |
| 4 people | $63,050 | $105,050 | $168,100 |
| 5 people | $68,100 | $113,500 | $181,550 |
| 6 people | $73,150 | $121,900 | $195,000 |
| 7 people | $78,200 | $130,300 | $208,450 |
| 8 people | $83,250 | $138,700 | $221,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $200,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Sleepy Hollow is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Sleepy Hollow
What is the median household income in Sleepy Hollow?
The median household income in Sleepy Hollow is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Sleepy Hollow, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $2,000,000 or more for owner-occupied homes in Sleepy Hollow (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Sleepy Hollow?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sleepy Hollow, CA is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Sleepy Hollow?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sleepy Hollow, CA is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Sleepy Hollow?
Sleepy Hollow, CA has an estimated 1,162 (±236) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Sleepy Hollow?
86.5% of homes in Sleepy Hollow, CA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Sleepy Hollow growing?
In Sleepy Hollow, the number of residents went from 2,273 in 2015–2019 to 3,063 in 2020–2024 (+34.8%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Sleepy Hollow?
The ZIP code that covers Sleepy Hollow is 94960.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 94960?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94960 is $2,886 (±$388) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Sleepy Hollow CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sleepy Hollow CDP, California (place:72184, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .