We love in Sligo Park Hills, about .75 miles from the metro, right past the Whole Foods there. We love it - especially the down-to-earth families in our neighborhood. We love our school (Sligo Creek) and have heard good things about Silver Spring International MS. We are zoned for Northwood, which I hear mixed things about, but that's true if all the HSs in this area I think. Some posters will say their child went there and loved it, others will say heck no. We have experience as we have a K and 2nd grader.
Love love love our neighborhood and rarely drive anywhere. Tons of park, right by Sligo Creek Trail, houses under $600k in great updated condition (though they will be smaller and older). Oops - sidewalks are rare. But I think that's true of a lot if the area unfortunately.
Would love to have you as a neighbor!