Commercial Real Estate Market in Sykesville, MD
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17 active listings and 351 off-market properties in Sykesville, MD. Commercial property asks $271/SF to buy (based on 3 listings) and $12.00/SF/Yr to lease (based on 3 listings).
Market Trends
Sykesville, MD spans 56.1 square miles in Carroll County, Maryland. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Sykesville, MD runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Sykesville, MD runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Sykesville, MD runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Sykesville, MD runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 51.7%
- Open space 29.8%
- Commercial 9.3%
- Industrial 9.2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Sykesville, MD zones 1,021 acres across 6 districts. Commercial zoning covers 9.3% of zoned land, residential 51.7%, open space 29.8% and industrial 9.2%. The largest single district is Conservation at 29.8%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 18.6% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Sykesville, MD has 40,028 residents in 13,664 households. Density runs 713 people per square mile. Median household income here is $141,228 and median gross rent $1,673 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 4 active for-sale and 13 active for-lease listings in Sykesville, MD. The medians are based on 3 of the for-sale and 3 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 1,021 zoned acres across 6 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
