The five highest-priced home sales reported in North Central Massachusetts for the week ending October 25, 2026, totaled $4.78 million. Lancaster had two of them, and the others were in Sterling, Leominster and Gardner. Contemporary design runs through the group, alongside two Colonials, and several of the homes come with real acreage, gardens and access to the woods and trails of the region.
No. 1 — $1,650,000 · 170 Justice Hill Rd, Sterling, Massachusetts
The top sale of the week was a contemporary home on Justice Hill Road in Sterling, which sold for $1,650,000. Built in 2023, it stands on 19.87 cleared, sloping acres with scenic views, a stone wall and professionally landscaped grounds, and horses are permitted on the property. The home has 5,225 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half.
The main level is an open plan with 10-foot ceilings, wide-plank white oak floors and a wall of sliding glass doors. A Wolf range anchors the kitchen, which also has quartz counters, stainless steel appliances and a walk-in pantry. The primary suite is on this level too, along with an office, a den, a playroom and a laundry room. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, arranged around another open living area, and that floor has its own laundry room as well. An unfinished bonus room leaves space to grow. Outside there are a porch, a deck, a patio and covered outdoor space, and the attached two-car garage includes a workshop.
The home went under contract 14 days after it was listed. Adam Boyce of Mathieu Newton Sotheby’s International Realty and Maria Romero Vagnini were the listing agents, and Christopher Mackin of Hazel & Company represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,100,710 · 710 George Hill Rd, Lancaster, Massachusetts
In Lancaster, a Colonial built in 2005 on George Hill Road went under contract two days after it was listed and sold for $1,100,710, above its $999,000 asking price. The property last sold for $890,000 in 2022.
The home sits on 1.39 acres with mature trees and scenic views, in the Nashoba Regional School District. Outside are a heated saltwater pool, a private hot tub, a patio and a composite deck. The yard is fenced, and an invisible fence keeps the dogs in.
Inside, the home has 3,741 square feet, four bedrooms and three bathrooms, with hardwood floors and a fireplace in the family room. The kitchen is generous and opens to the living spaces around it. A private office on the first floor sits beside a full bathroom. Upstairs, the primary suite has a spa-style bath and a walk-in closet. Above the three-car garage is a large unfinished space ready to be finished as a bonus room, gym or studio, and the basement is partly finished with a walk-out.
Emma Weisman of Keller Williams Realty North Central and Gayle Sabol were the listing agents, and Amy Balewicz Homes of Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $700,000 · 288 Granite St, Leominster, Massachusetts
The Leominster home at 288 Granite Street is surrounded by forest, and the property has direct access to the Monoosnock Foothills and conservation trails. The listing says the surrounding landscape was once associated with Johnny Appleseed. The custom contemporary, built in 1984 on 1.44 acres, sold for $700,000.
A slate foyer leads into an open interior. The sunken library has a cathedral ceiling and a brick fireplace, and the dining room is floored in teak and oak. The kitchen has exposed beams, a large center island and a casual dining area, with doors to a screened porch and the deck. A beamed family room includes an office area and sliders to a brick patio, and there is a separate office or flex room on the first floor. The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, in 3,064 square feet. Upstairs are two lofts and the primary suite, which has a fireplace and a bath with a Jacuzzi tub and a walk-in shower, opening to a laundry and changing room.
The grounds are planted for growing food, with mature fruit trees, a blueberry bush, flower gardens and established organic vegetable and asparagus beds. There is parking for an RV or a boat as well as an attached two-car garage. The property last sold for $12,500 in 1983, before the current home was built.
Deborah Buckley of StartPoint Realty was the listing agent, and Clif LaPorte of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $690,000 · 27 Lee St, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Passive solar design shapes the second Lancaster home on the list, a 1981 contemporary at 27 Lee Street that sold for $690,000. Large windows let sunlight into the rooms, and the dark tile floor of the sunroom absorbs the sun’s warmth through the day.
Skylights and a wall of windows frame the living room, where a wood-burning fireplace rises from floor to ceiling. The kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, connects to the composite deck, the sunroom and an oversized dining room. The primary bedroom, with a custom closet, is upstairs along with three more bedrooms, a full bathroom and a laundry room. The partly finished lower level includes a home gym area, a media room, studio and workshop space and a cedar closet. In all, the home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and 3,582 square feet.
The 0.74-acre lot is level, with a fenced yard. The grounds include vegetable and fruit gardens and perennial plantings, along with a greenhouse, a shed, a chicken coop and an irrigation system. A detached two-car garage has electricity, and the home has leased solar panels. It is in the Nashoba Regional School District. The property last sold for $435,000 in 2006.
The home went under contract 10 days after it was listed. Emma Weisman of Keller Williams Realty North Central and Gayle Sabol were the listing agents, as they were for the George Hill Road sale, giving them two of the week’s Top 5 sales, both in Lancaster. Emily Morrissey, also of Keller Williams Realty North Central, represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $644,000 · Lot 1A Clark Ct, Gardner, Massachusetts
In Gardner, a farmhouse-style Colonial built in 2025 sold for $644,000, the newest home among this week’s five. It was planned around first-floor living, with the primary suite on the main level and an office closed off by pocket doors. That level has nine-foot ceilings, crown molding and oak hardwood floors, and an open living and dining area flows into a kitchen with a center island, shaker cabinets, quartz counters and Energy Star appliances. A laundry room and a tiled powder room are on the same floor. Upstairs, an open sitting area sits between three large bedrooms.
The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two full and one half, and 2,378 square feet on a wooded and cleared lot of 1.01 acres, with an attached two-car garage. A farmer’s porch greets visitors, reached by a stamped concrete walkway and granite steps, and a 16-by-20-foot patio is at the rear.
The Blood Team of Keller Williams Realty – Merrimack and Kelley Smith Jenkins were the listing agents, and the Blood Team also represented the buyer, so the same team was on both sides of the sale.
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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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