GuilfordMO
A town of 57, settled in 1856.
Is Guilford a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Guilford, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Guilford. Guilford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
57 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Guilford: who provides what
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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Guilford.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The climate in Guilford brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 16°, with about 19 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Guilford faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
For Guilford, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 67 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007. Half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Guilford is
For adults in Guilford, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%. Against the Missouri average, Guilford comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. Also worth knowing: in Guilford, 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours, against 38% in Missouri’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns.
| Guilford | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Guilford | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Guilford
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Guilford
About 3 of every 100 Guilford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Guilford
Village in Missouri, United States
Guilford is a village in southeastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 60 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- ZIP code
- 64457
Questions about Guilford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Guilford, MO a good place to live?
Guilford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.