Greenwich is a
town in
Fairfield County,
Connecticut,
United States. In 2006 Greenwich ranked #1 in the "Biggest Earner" category. As of the
2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. As of a census done by the Census Bureau on July 1, 2012, the town had a population of 62,256. It is home to many
hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and New England. It is 38+ minutes by train (express) from
Grand Central Terminal in
Manhattan. The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast, CNN/Money and
Money magazine ranked Greenwich first on its list of the "100 Best Places to Live in the United States" in 2005. The town is named after
Greenwich, a
borough of
London in the
United Kingdom.