This New York City suburb has stately country homes, highly rated public schools, nine yacht clubs, a 522-acre Audubon nature preserve, an 18-hole golf course, 1,500 acres of parkland, and 32 miles of beautiful Long Island Sound shoreline, complete with beaches, sailing facilities, and two islands.

With a population of approximately 58,400 residents, Greenwich’s 50 square miles contain only small villages and neighborhoods.

This is Connecticut’s 10th oldest community. In 1614 Dutch explorer Adrian Block established a trading post here. Permanent settlement came in 1640.

British troops sacked the town several times during the Revolutionary War. Its evolution into a prestigious residential area began in 1848. At this time, the arrival of the railroad prompted many wealthy New Yorkers to build their summer homes here. By 1928 the town, along the Merritt Parkway (Hwy 15), topped the nation in per capita wealth.