2 census tracts · pop 5,716 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Canton is a 2-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD, population 5,716. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. At $2,148 a month, rents sit 61% over what the rest of Baltimore commands.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Against a Baltimore baseline of 32.0%, 25% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity affects 6.9% of adults, 10.9 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 4.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #130 by risk, the lower third. Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, North Roland Park/Poplar Hill and Sharp-Leadenhall score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Canton vs BaltimoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Canton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Canton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Canton?
Canton scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Canton compare to Baltimore overall?
Canton scores 1.4 points lower than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,148 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Canton?
Average gross rent in Canton is $2,148/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Canton residents are renters?
26% of Canton households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 5,716 residents.
Q5
Is Canton a high social-vulnerability area?
Canton sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Canton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Canton is census tract 24510010400 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Canton for landlords?
Canton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Baltimore as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Canton?
Canton has 5,885 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
