Colesville

Silver Spring, MD

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Colesville - Silver Spring, MD Area Guide

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Mix contemporary lifestyle with historic charm in Colesville, Maryland. This relaxed, cozy area of Montgomery County has a long history, dating back to 1714. It was labeled an "Easy Purchase," orchestrated by Lord Baltimore, Cecil Calvert. As you explore Colesville, be sure to visit Milimar, the oldest house in the neighborhood. Milimar was built in 1790 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Randolph Road, towards the south of Colesville, you'll find the largest concentration of shops and restaurants in the neighborhood. This area is a good choice for renting an apartment, this way if you need a cup of sugar you can run to the grocery store down the road. Giant Food serves as the major grocery store. Subway, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Greek Village, and Ledo Pizza, among others, provide restaurant choices here.

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

30 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

20 / 100

Limited Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

30 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Few to No Shops Nearby

Shopping

10 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Reviews of Colesville - Silver Spring, MD

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3.4 32 Reviews

Former Resident

2 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

Most people come here thinking its nice. It really isn't. Lots of drug addicts and abusers take place around night time. To much people have weapons on them. My friend got robbed the other day even though he was walking to the store.

Former Resident

2 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

Often hear gunshots at night. Not very safe for tourests. People are nice but dont trust them. lots of kids are fighting and violence spreads around here.

Former Resident

2 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

looks like a typical neighborhood but its not. youths are what cause danger. cost of living way to high. dont go out past 7 because you might get robbed.

Current Resident

2 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

Colesville is a great location to live; it is generally safe, has a nice combination of nature activities with more city-like aspects such as restaurants and grocery stores, and decent public schools nearby. The only major downside is it is quite a commute to get to more major city areas so it can be a bit boring at times.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Maydale Conservation Park and Nature Center
  • Brookside Nature Center
  • Brookside Gardens
  • Wheaton Regional Park
  • Browns Bridge Recreation Area

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.