The five highest-priced home sales reported in Carroll County, Maryland for the week ending October 25, 2026 totaled $4.36 million. Two of the five were in Sykesville, with one each in Mount Airy, Finksburg and Westminster, and all five are single-family homes. They range from 2,828 to 7,386 square feet, and three of them have three stories.
No. 1 — $1,249,999 · 3082 Ballesteras Ct, Mount Airy, Maryland
The top sale of the week was a brick-front Colonial in the Links of Challedon in Mount Airy, which sold for $1,249,999. Built in 2004, the home stands on 2.03 landscaped acres that adjoin the community’s golf course, between the second and third fairways. It last sold in 2005 for $938,400.
Inside, a curving staircase rises through a two-story foyer, with the formal living and dining rooms on either side of the entry. A solarium with windows on three walls looks out over the grounds. The two-story family room is built around a stacked-stone gas fireplace that runs to the ceiling, and its arched windows face the backyard and the course. Next to it are a sunroom and an office finished with wood accents. The kitchen has cherry cabinets and an island with a gas cooktop, and it opens to a breakfast room that overlooks a flagstone patio running the full width of the home. The backyard is fenced and landscaped.
At 7,386 square feet, it has the largest living area of the five, with five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath across three stories. The primary suite has a tray ceiling, a sitting area, a spa-style bath and a large walk-in closet. The finished lower level walks out to the yard and has a second stacked-stone fireplace, a flex room and a wet bar with granite counters and glass-front cabinets, while the unfinished space includes a workshop and storage. The three-car side-entry garage has epoxy floors and built-in shelving.
The home sold at its full asking price. Jeannette Bingaman of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. was the listing agent, and Ken Abramowitz of RE/MAX Town Center represented the buyer in the week’s top sale.
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No. 2 — $835,765 · 3005 Cobalt Ct, Sykesville, Maryland
The newest home in the group, at 3005 Cobalt Court in Sykesville, was completed in 2026 and sold for $835,765. It is a transitional design built on the Columbia floor plan, finished in stone and vinyl siding, with a porch and a front-facing three-car garage on a 0.42-acre lot, the smallest of the five. The open main level centers on a gourmet kitchen with an island and upgraded counters, with the family room just off it. The home has four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 3,133 square feet over two stories. The primary suite has its own bath with a walk-in shower, and the partially finished basement is plumbed for a future bathroom.
Heather Richardson of NVR, INC. was the listing agent, and Fuzzy Moersen of Charis Realty Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $817,000 · 2539 Old Kays Mill Rd, Finksburg, Maryland
The oldest home among the five dates to 1900 and stands on 4.56 acres in Finksburg, the largest lot of the week. A pond is the centerpiece of the land, which also has woods threaded with native plantings and a series of garden rooms, among them an English garden at the edge of the home. A small orchard grows plums, pears, apples and jujube along with a chestnut tree, and blueberries, serviceberries and pawpaws grow elsewhere on the property. The property last sold in 2017 for $310,000.
The home was renovated throughout in 2007. It has wide-plank floors, white walls, a curved stair, loft-style flex spaces and large windows that look into the surrounding forest. On the ground floor, a large room with a 10-foot ceiling, a walk-in shower and a built-in Swedish ladder could serve as a gym or an artist’s studio. The home has five bedrooms, three full baths and two wood-burning fireplaces in 3,456 square feet over three stories, plus an attached two-car garage.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold for $817,000, which was $18,000 above its $799,000 asking price. Heidi Krauss of Krauss Real Property Brokerage was the listing agent, and Kellie Huffman of Monument Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $749,500 · 659 Downhill Dr, Westminster, Maryland
In the Carroll View neighborhood of Westminster, a brick Colonial built in 2006 sold for $749,500. The home sits on 1.32 acres that back to mature trees, reached by a private driveway, with a fountain among the plantings out front. Outside there are a covered rear patio with brick columns, a deck in two sections and a separate paver patio. The property last sold in 2017 for $470,000.
A two-story foyer opens the interior. The main level has a bedroom now used as an office, a formal dining room with custom moldings and a four-season room. The kitchen has 42-inch cabinets and a granite island, and it opens to a breakfast room and a sunken family room with a gas fireplace. Upstairs, the primary suite has its own gas fireplace, a sitting room, two walk-in closets and a bath with a soaking tub and a tiled walk-in shower. The finished lower level adds a full bath, a rec room, a bonus room and a walk-out to a covered patio. In all, the home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath in 4,079 square feet.
The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Mark Ruby of RE/MAX Advantage Realty was the listing agent, and Christine Kogok of Keller Williams Realty Centre represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $710,000 · 7000 Sheldon Ln, Sykesville, Maryland
A remodeled home in Harrison Acres in Sykesville sold for $710,000, which was $10,000 above its $700,000 asking price. Built in 1984 on 1.22 acres, it was redone from top to bottom and has six bedrooms, the most of the five, along with four full baths in 2,828 square feet over three stories.
The upper level has two primary suites. Three more bedrooms and a full hall bath are on the main level, and the finished lower level, which walks out, has the sixth bedroom and another full bath. The kitchen was redesigned with double wall ovens, quartz counters, a tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances. Hardwood floors run through the main and upper levels, and the living space has an electric fireplace. Outside, a tiered Trex deck looks over a flat backyard, and the property has a new paver walkway and a newly paved driveway.
Veronica Sniscak of Compass and Natalie Mays of Compass were the listing agents, and Nancy Glass of Cummings & Co. Realtors represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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