Neighborhood · Central Falls, RI

Happy Hollow Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 16,523 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10 · range 4–8.3

Happy Hollow spans 3 census tracts of Central Falls, RI, population 16,523. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 4 to 8.3. A 4.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

Cost burden runs about half against 32.6% citywide, putting Happy Hollow 15.6% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.

68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2/10.

SNAP participation is 29.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 343 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 19.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.4% of renter households.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Happy Hollow vs Central Falls How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.2% +48%

Central Falls: 32.6%

Average gross rent

$1,131 -6%

Central Falls: $1,200

Average HH income

$55,008 +20%

Central Falls: $45,921

Poverty rate

17.9% -20%

Central Falls: 22.3%

Renter share

67.5% -9%

Central Falls: 74.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Happy Hollow and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4–8.3

Why Happy Hollow scores 6.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts

6.1

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 5.8–7.7 across tracts

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.7 across tracts

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

68% renter households · Range 6.8–9.8 across tracts

8.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.5–8.0 across tracts

6.8

Economic stress

17.9% below poverty line · Range 1.7–6.2 across tracts

4.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–2.3 across tracts

2.0

Risk score comparison

Happy Hollow vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Happy Hollow?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.3 points from 4 to 8.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.3 8.3 4.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Happy Hollow

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
44007010800	8.3	5,586	55%	$1,049
44007010900	8.3	5,475	45%	$1,162
44007011200	4	5,462	45%	$1,184

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 85%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 71%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 84%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Happy Hollow

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

343Total filings (sum)
4.74%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2016)
4.65%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

885Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Happy Hollow

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

26.9%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
29.7%SNAP enrollment
19.3%No health insurance
37.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Happy Hollow

What is the eviction-risk score for Happy Hollow?

Happy Hollow scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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.

How does Happy Hollow compare to Central Falls overall?

Happy Hollow scores 0.0 points higher than Central Falls overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,131 vs $1,200.

What is the average rent in Happy Hollow?

Average gross rent in Happy Hollow is $1,131/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Happy Hollow residents are renters?

68% of Happy Hollow households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Central Falls). The neighborhood has 16,523 residents.

Is Happy Hollow a high social-vulnerability area?

Happy Hollow sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Happy Hollow have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Happy Hollow is census tract 44007010800 (score 8.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 8.3, a spread of 4.3 points.

How safe is Happy Hollow for landlords?

Happy Hollow carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Central Falls as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Happy Hollow?

Happy Hollow has 17,230 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Happy Hollow

6.9 Sayles Bleachery 3 tracts · pop 16,147 5.7 Darlington 11 tracts · pop 36,144 6.6 Woodlawn 8 tracts · pop 29,890 5.2 Phillipsdale 2 tracts · pop 8,685 5.3 Blackstone 3 tracts · pop 12,999 7.5 Wanskuck 5 tracts · pop 23,926

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Central Falls

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Happy Hollow.

7.1 Sayles Bleachery 3 tracts · pop 16,147

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