A town of 5,961. A typical home worth about $132K.
The 3 things Hamlet does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Hamlet. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Hamlet home is worth about $132,000, about the same as a year ago, 61% below the North Carolina typical home.
0.2 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hamlet City Lake | — | 72 |
| 2. Hamlet City Fair Grounds | — | 11 |
| 3. City of Hamlet Baseball Complex | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Most working residents leave Hamlet for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Rockingham (15%), Pinehurst (4%) and Laurinburg (3%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Hamlet beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Hamlet | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.1% | 8.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.8% | 15.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.5% | 8.4% |
The public schools Hamlet’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights Elementary | PK–5 | 480 | B− |
| Monroe Avenue Elementary | PK–5 | 411 | D |
| Hamlet Middle | 6–8 | 399 | C− |
| Richmond Early College High | 9–13 | 294 | A+ |
Hamlet has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Hamlet on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Hamlet.
City in North Carolina, United States
Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Hamlet.
