Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-8 zoning in Canton, a neighborhood next to Highlandtown, Fells Point and Brewers Hill.
Search this neighborhoodCanton is a Baltimore neighborhood with about 11,800 residents and 6,800 housing units, according to the American Community Survey for 2024. Patterson Park, Highlandtown and Upper Fells Point lie to the north, the harbor and Canton Industrial Area to the south, Brewers Hill and the harbor to the east, and the harbor and Fells Point to the west. Eight parks are inside it, including Canton Waterfront Park (8.6 acres), Canton Soccer Park (3.5 acres) and Dypski Park (2.9 acres). Hampstead Hill Academy and the Canton Branch Enoch Pratt Free Library are also inside.
By area, Canton is about 73 percent Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8), 19 percent Commercial (C-2, C-1 and C-3) and 6 percent Open Space. MTA Route 65 Downtown - Dundalk, CityLink Gold and CityLink Navy serve the neighborhood. Search a Canton address in CivicScout, such as 2840 Hudson St, 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 Canton 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 Canton most often list rowhouse dwelling, single family dwelling and detached dwelling 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 Canton is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8) and Commercial (C-2, C-1 and C-3), 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 Canton 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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