Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-7 zoning in Bolton Hill, a neighborhood next to Reservoir Hill and Madison Park.
Search this neighborhoodBolton Hill is a Baltimore neighborhood with about 4,200 residents and 2,500 housing units, according to the American Community Survey for 2024. Reservoir Hill and Jones Falls Area lie to the north, Madison Park to the south, Mid-Town Belvedere and Madison Park to the east, and Madison Park to the west. Eight small parks sit inside it, the largest being Arnold Sumpter Park (3 acres) and Maple Leaf Park (1.3 acres). Mount Royal Elementary/Middle, Midtown Academy and the Mount Royal Recreation Center are also inside the neighborhood.
By area, Bolton Hill is about 65 percent Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-7, R-8 and R-6), 9 percent Commercial (C-2) and 7 percent Office-Residential (OR-1). MTA Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink and Route 91 Mondawmin - Sinai Hospital serve the area. Search a Bolton Hill address in CivicScout, such as 1520 Park Ave, to open a report that combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile of that address.
CivicScout counts Baltimore Police Department offense reports (NIBRS Group A) that carry a location and are tagged to Bolton Hill over the last 12 months, and shows open housing notices within a half mile of a searched address. The feed has almost no drug, narcotic or weapons offense records, so counts leave those offenses out. CivicScout does not have traffic crash data for Baltimore.
View safety data →Permits issued in the last 12 months within a half mile of the center of Bolton Hill most often list rowhouse dwelling, single family dwelling and vacant lot as the property use. Permit counts use that half-mile circle, not the exact neighborhood outline.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →Zoning in Bolton Hill is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-7, R-8 and R-6) and Commercial (C-2), by area; the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any Bolton Hill address combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile. Restaurant inspection and traffic crash data are not available for Baltimore.
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