Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Guilford’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 8 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On cost of living, just 10 of Maine’s 285 towns do better. Guilford has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Guilford Memorial Library and Ernest and Louise Genthner House. Guilford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Guilford beats most towns.
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Census counts: 325 in 1820, a peak of 1,880 in 1960, 1,267 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 2 maps from 1933 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Guilford is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Guilford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Guilford.
The typical Guilford home is worth about $161,000, down 3.1% in a year, 61% below the Maine typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by RSU 80/MSAD 04. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataquis Community ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 264 | B |
| Piscataquis Community Secondary SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 210 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
About one in 4 of Guilford’s working residents works in town. Guilford’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Guilford.
| Guilford | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
19% of Guilford adults report frequent physical distress, against 14% in Maine’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 26% of Guilford adults say their health is fair or poor. Guilford beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Guilford | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Guilford | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.7% | 14.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 15.9% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Guilford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Guilford is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Guilford’s FEMA risk score is 63 of 100. Since 1979, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Guilford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Guilford Recreation Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Guilford; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Guilford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
1,521 counted in 2010 and 1,267 in 2020; an estimated 1,285 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Guilford on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Guilford is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The town is located on the Piscataquis River and was first settled in 1806. The population was 1,267 at the time of the 2020 census. It contains a census-designated place of the same name.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
