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Rowayton is an affluent coastal village within Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. According to Forbes magazine, the 2010 median home sale price was $1,674,964, counting Rowayton among the most expensive communities in Connecticut as well as the nation. In 2013, the Hartford Business Journal ranked Rowayton as the third wealthiest ZIP code in the state of Connecticut.
The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange. Rowayton annually plays host to a Shakespearean production at Pinkney Park, produced by Shakespeare on the Sound, and also has an active community of artists, many of whom are associated with the Rowayton Arts Center.
The Rowayton station on the New Haven line of the Metro-North Railroad is located within the community, as is an elementary school.
The Rowayton Metro-North Railroad station is one of three New Haven Line stations serving the residents of Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in the neighborhood of Rowayton, from which it derives its name.
Rowayton is about from Grand Central Terminal, and the average travel time from Grand Central is 60 minutes, though this varies depending on run and time of day.
Nineteenth-century artist and humanitarian Vincent Colyer helped to get the station built.