Which brings me to my pet peeve, all of those people who call Monsey “upstate.”
Forgetting about the fact that event the Catskills aren’t upstate, Monsey most definitely isn’t. The main frum shopping area in Monsey (306 and 59) is five minutes from the southernmost point of non-island (contiguous?) New York State.
(Can’t you tell that I’m really fun at parties?)
That said, I like Silver Spring. I’ve only been there a few times but every time it’s seemed really nice.