Homes in the Forest Estates Neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland

The Forest Estates Neighborhood in Silver Spring, Maryland 20902 is bordered by Georgia Avenue to the west, Dennis Avenue to the north, Sanford Road to the south, and Sligo Creek Park to the east. 

Forest Estates is an attractive quiet suburban community of single family homes built between the 1940's through the mid 1960's.  Most homes are solidly built Post War brick cape cods and colonials.  The community is walking distance to the Forest Glen METRO station.  Forest Estates is located just outside the beltway (as in a matter of a few feet outside the Beltway) but close to the hustle, bustle, nightlife, shopping and ammenites of Downtown Silver Spring and Washington, DC. There is an abundance of Parkland in and around the Forest Estates Neighborhood.  General Getty Park is the popular neighborhood park within the Forest Estates Neighborhood.  there is a Farmer's Market at Getty Park on Saturdays from May through November.  All the ammenities of Wheaton Regional Park are nearby.

The Forest Estates Community Association is an active group that represents residents interests in  county planning and other political issues. The group has family-oriented social events for neighbors to meet and an email group for neighbors to keep up on the latest news, events, and announcements and learn about local services. Some of the events are:  A Community Picnic, National Night Out, Park Clean-Up and a Halloween Parade. Visit the Forest Estates Community Website


The Montgomery County public school system is well known as one of the best in the nation. The public schools serving the Forest Estates neighborhood in Silver Spring are: 

Oakland Terrace Elementary School 
Sligo Middle School 
Einstein High School 

Also, at the high school level the Downcounty consortiumis available giving students a choice regarding their academic area of study. The five high schools in the Downcounty cluster include Montgomery Blair, Northwood High, John F. Kennedy and Wheaton. 


There are also some high quality Private schools convenient to the Forest Estates Neighborhood: 
St. John the Evangelist School
St. Andrew Apostle School


There are 401 Single Family homes in the
Forest Estates subdivision. 



Homes Currently for Sale in Forest Estates, Forrest Grove and Forestvale in Silver Spring, Md 20902