Carrollton
Neighborhood in Frederick, Maryland
Frederick County 21701, 21703
A mix of single-family homes with age-old townhouses and newer condos
Home values in Carrollton run lower than neighboring D.C. adjacent counties in the state. Homes are priced from $225,000 to $875,000, varying by age and square footage. Townhouse and condo subdivisions, like Jefferson Chase, are available, offering options with three to four bedrooms and attached garages. Single-family Cape Cod, Queen Anne and American Foursquares sit beside ranch-style homes, split levels and custom-builds from the last fifteen years. Most of the development in Carrollton dates back to the 1940s through the 1990s, but original neighborhood homes from the 1860s are still around.Baker Park hosts summer concerts
Carrollton Park is the closest green space in the neighborhood’s south end, featuring a playground for kids. Carroll Creek Park stretches east to west across Downtown and has brick-paved footpaths for folks to stroll beside a slow-churning canal. A stone’s throw west is Baker Park, Frederick’s central green space, just a couple blocks north of Carrollton. The park features several courts for tennis or bocce ball, a walking trail beside Carroll Creek, and the historic “Swinging Bridge,” a landmark suspension bridge originally built in 1885 and is the only suspension bridge in Frederick County. Baker Park has a bandstand where locals can picnic in the warmer months or enjoy a concert or festival that the town hosts. Catoctin Mountain Park is 20 miles north; it’s a National Park with over 25 miles of hiking trails and campgrounds and offers cross-country skiing in the winter. “If you’re coming for the history, Gettysburg, Antietam and Harper’s Ferry are within driving distance,” says Jennifer Grove, a Frederick local and broker/owner at Bach Real Estate. “While Monocacy Battlefield is in Frederick and has hiking paths.” These flashpoint Civil War locations are all National Parks that host reenactments of the battles, typically on the anniversary of the events.Frederick County Schools have strong athletics
Frederick County Public Schools serve Carrollton for education. Students here are zoned for Lincoln Elementary, with an overall B-rating on Niche, Crestwood Middle, with a B-minus and Tuscarora High rated an A-minus. Niche ranks Frederick County Public Schools as the No. 4 best school district in Maryland for athletics. Tuscarora High hosts the annual Clash on the Creek, a wrestling tournament between schools from different states.Downtown Frederick's annual events
From November through March, Carroll Creek Park hosts Sailing Through the Winter Solstice, a unique event where Fredericktonians can see sailboats decorated with neon lights drifting out on the creek, ideally after sunset. Grove lists the town’s many gatherings throughout the year, “We have Celebrate Frederick, which coordinates 4th of July events, free summer concerts in the park from May to August, an arts festival in June, a happy hour on the creek hosted by Downtown Frederick Partnership, [with] music and local brews.” The Baker Park Bandshell hosts Concerts in the Park during the summer and live music performances for the 4th of July Celebration, which also involves carnival rides for kids, food and drink vendors, and a fireworks show from Parkway Elementary. It is the biggest Independence Day celebration in Frederick County.Locals can drive to D.C. or Baltimore in an hour
Driving is the most common method of commuting in town. Carrollton is bordered to the south by I-270 and I-70, which lead south to D.C. or east to Baltimore, both in an hour. For rail access, locals can reach the Frederick train station and take the Amtrak or MARC train. Locals can also walk or bike a few blocks north from home to Downtown Frederick’s restaurants, bars and art studios.Downtown has breweries, restaurants and art galleries
Carrollton residents have access to Downtown Frederick activities in their free time. “It’s an amazing arts and restaurant district with great community events and activities; [there’s] something for everyone,” says Grove. Frederick Social is a neighborhood hangout on the bank of Carroll Creek. It’s a brewpub with board games for adults, a play area for kids, a menu of small bites and flatbread pizzas, and a wall with almost 40 self-pour beer taps. Locals can also rent the space for private events or sip and socialize on the dog-friendly patio overlooking the creek. Pistarro’s serves authentic Italian dishes and has a brick oven built in Naples for its wood-fired pizzas. Several art centers are in Downtown Frederick, like the Weinberg Center for Performing Arts, Art Collective, a boutique selling handcrafted art pieces, and Gaslight Gallery, where local artists can put their works on public display.Frederick's Civil War history
Frederick has significant historical ties to the Civil War. Grove mentions that after the Battle of Antietam, Frederick became a medical center for the Union’s wounded. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine also offers in-depth exhibits about this history. Many soldiers who didn’t recover were buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, east of Carrollton, also the final resting place of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the National Anthem.


Agents Specializing in this Area
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Jim Bass
Real Estate Teams, LLC
(240) 693-3591
515 Total Sales
14 in Carrollton
$190K - $600K Price Range
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Francisco Saladino
Responds QuicklyLong & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
(301) 902-0046
101 Total Sales
1 in Carrollton
$415,000 Price
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Sreedhar Maram
Responds QuicklyMaram Realty, LLC
(703) 498-2566
229 Total Sales
1 in Carrollton
$562,990 Price
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Alex Saenger
Keller Williams Capital Properties
(571) 554-1569
107 Total Sales
1 in Carrollton
$385,000 Price
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Mary Neubauer
Charis Realty Group
(240) 690-6756
63 Total Sales
1 in Carrollton
$305,000 Price
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Lawrence Casanova
Real Broker, LLC
(240) 873-1978
45 Total Sales
1 in Carrollton
$305,000 Price
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1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Carrollton | US |
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Homicide | 4 | 4 |
Sexual Assault | 5 | 4 |
Assault with Weapon | 5 | 4 |
Robbery | 5 | 4 |
Burglary | 5 | 4 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 5 | 4 |
Larceny | 6 | 4 |
Crime Score | 5 | 4 |
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Carrollton Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Carrollton, Frederick sell after 31 days on the market compared to the national average of 49 days. The median sale price for homes in Carrollton, Frederick over the last 12 months is $410,000, up 11% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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