3 census tracts · pop 8,011 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.3–7.9
Hamlet spans 3 census tracts of Woonsocket, RI and houses 8,011 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Woonsocket rate of 29.0%. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.3 to 7.9, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Court records carry 414 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
15.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 10.6% of renter households.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7/10. At $1,232 a month, rents sit 6% over what the rest of Woonsocket commands. That places it #4 of 5 neighborhoods in Woonsocket.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.2 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
7.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Hamlet vs WoonsocketHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamlet
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
414Total filings (sum)
7.66%Avg annual filing rate
10.6%Peak year (2016)
7.95%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,147Total filings 2020-21
5.3Avg monthly observed
6.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×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 Hamlet
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.1%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
28.6%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
34.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamlet
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamlet?
Hamlet scores 7.2/10 (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.
Q2
How does Hamlet compare to Woonsocket overall?
Hamlet scores 0.7 points higher than Woonsocket overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,232 vs $1,161.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamlet?
Average gross rent in Hamlet is $1,232/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamlet residents are renters?
75% of Hamlet households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Woonsocket). The neighborhood has 8,011 residents.
Q5
Is Hamlet a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamlet sits in the 78th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Hamlet have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hamlet is census tract 44007017900 (score 7.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 7.9, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Hamlet for landlords?
Hamlet carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Woonsocket as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hamlet?
Hamlet has 7,874 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.4%), Hispanic / Latino (24.5%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
