Sligo Park Hills is the "green and leafy" neighborhood in Silver Spring right near the Takoma Park Middle School that the PP mentioned. There is a stone house that just went on the market that is in your price range. (I'm not the owner. I have relatives in the neighborhood and have been admiring the house for a while now.)

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5-Hilltop-Rd_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M61457-45566?source=web

We're pretty much looking with the same parameters, not necessarily to buy right now but to get an idea of options in the future. Woodside Park and Takoma Park are my preferences, but I also like the neighborhood off Piney Branch tucked behind Takoma Park MS. That's more like 1.2 miles to the metro and not as walkable, but I love how green and leafy it is and the creek/park at the end of the blocks.

A few I've had my eye on:
http://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/17-Philadelphia-Ave-20912/home/10974518
http://www.redfin.com/MD/Takoma-Park/7126-Sycamore-Ave-20912/home/10975606
http://www.redfin.com/MD/Silver-Spring/12-Parkside-Rd-20910/home/10968545

agree look at Takoma Park and Woodside. Maybe Capital View Park (Forest Glen) and North Hills

Anonymous wrote:Also look at parts of Kensington.

Where in Kensington can you walk to Metro?

Also look at parts of Kensington.

If you have a 700k budget, you should also consider Takoma Park, MD. You should be able to get walkable to MD, plus the Takoma schools have very good reputations. You would be able to walk to Old Town Takoma, and depending on where your house is located, maybe DTSS too.

The neighborhood in between 16th, 2nd, Georgia and Spring Street is not too long a walk to the SS metro and has really cute/nice houses. Actually, that might be Woodside that's already been mentioned.

This one's in a great location - love the neighborhood. A bit of a hike to Metro though (20 minutes maybe?).

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9110-Fairview-Rd_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M61448-65705

Other options:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/12-Parkside-Rd_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M61299-82072

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1317-Midwood-Pl_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M60846-43942

Yup, if I could go up to $700K near a Metro in Silver Spring, I would look near the SS Metro, not Forest Glen or north.

Plus, $700k is way, way more than you would spend in Forest Glen.

There is not much at the Forest Glen Metro station in terms of shops, restaurants, etc. - there are nice parks, and of course, Metro.

You should look in the Woodside neighborhoods - Woodside Park, Woodside Forest, North Woodside (off 16th Street near Second Avenue). Also, look at the neighborhoods off Dale Drive, between Dale & downtown SS/Georgia.

Some possibilities:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9319-Harvey-Rd_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M61272-38914

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1910-Grace-Church-Rd_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M65183-67724

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/723-Dartmouth-Ave_Silver-Spring_MD_20910_M61044-17636

The 20910 zip code - Woodside Park; Rosemary Hills; not sure what the neighborhood that borders the DTSS development is called, but north of Fenton, south of Dale or Franklin, on either side of Colesville. Your budget should get in you a pretty nice house in these areas.

Thanks- is there anything at the forest glen metro (commercial i mean). If not, i'd be looking to be a mile from downtown silver spring.

Forest Glen?

I have a budget of about 700K. We want a nice house, with lots of green, but ideally no more than 15-20 min walk to metro, or a mile. Any suggestions?