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 Rowayton station on the New Haven line of the Metro-North Railroad is located within the community, as is an elementary school.