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41.28° N · 72.68° W · GEOID 0935020

Guilford Center

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the New Haven, CT metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

ConnecticutGuilford Center, CTGuilford CenterGuilford Center

The short answer

Guilford Center is home to 2,263 people. Median household income is $82,273 a year and median rent is $1,598 a month, 23.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $582,400, about 7.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,598
17% above the median place
Median household income
$82,273
2% above the median place
Median home value
$582,400
82% above the median place
Unemployment
6.0%
24% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Guilford Center

  • Households average 1.84 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Household income has grown -1.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • The median resident is 54.3 years old, older than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,505 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 7.1 years of the median household's income, more than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to Guilford Center

South Central Connecticut Planning Region loses about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,174
Moved out22,074
Net−1,900

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT2,3262,715−389
Capitol Planning Region, CT1,7192,229−510
Greater Bridgeport Planning Regio, CT2,2481,273+975
Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl, CT1,1001,574−474
Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT1,072720+352
Kings County, NY506365+141
Bronx County, NY709
New York County, NY571

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of South Central Connecticut Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into South Central Connecticut Planning Region report $74,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $82,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$63,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,598 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,103 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $582,400.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 14.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Carolina Beach, NC matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$82,911
18% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.8%
42% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-4.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.9%3% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%42% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,7256% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$82,91118% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 7.1x, 86% above the median place.

Guilford Center23.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$63,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.3%
14% above the median place
Home price to income
7.1x
86% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Guilford Center, $1,598 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Guilford Center, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Carolina Beach, NC19.2% vs 23.3%$15,800Compare
Kennebunk, ME18.5% vs 23.3%$13,900Compare
McGregor, FL20.2% vs 23.3%$22,900Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$8,672
166% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,103
66% above the median place
Median home value1
$582,400
82% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,59817% above
Rent to income123.3%14% above
Property tax rate11.5%64% above
Home price to income17.1x86% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.64% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,09129% above
Property tax paid (median)1$8,672166% above
Median home value1$582,40082% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.3%98% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure60.9%18% above
Homeownership157.8%13% below
Renters paying 30%+152.2%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,10366% above
Vacant homes19.3%32% above
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$86,081
115% above the median place
Poverty rate1
6.5%
39% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home14.3% +15%
Median household income$82,273 +2%
Mean commute25 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,2732% above
Income per person1$86,081115% above
Unemployment1County figure6.0%24% above
Average annual pay5County figure$80,01521% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.0%62% above
Jobs5County figure278,57285% above
Poverty rate16.5%39% below
Mean commute125 min2% above
Works from home114.3%15% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.8, 26% below the median place.

Household size1
1.8
26% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.7%
7% above the median place
Median age1
54.3
39% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2636646th largest
Median age154.339% above
Bachelor's or higher152.7%64% above
High school or higher198.7%7% above
Household size11.826% below
Born abroad1County figure13.7%55% above
No health insurance1County figure4.9%23% below
Homes with broadband184.2%9% below
05

Life in Guilford Center

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents53.0 5.2×
Playgrounds per 10k8.8 −6%
Grocery stores per 10k8.8 4.2×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.8 8.3×
Libraries per 10k8.8 10.2×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.8 13.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%
Shops32.6 +8%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.9 +18%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools9
150
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
72,909
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9
12.3
20% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure150above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure72,909above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure12.320% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure25.121% above
Shops per 10k7County figure32.68% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.918% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k853.0above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k88.86% below
Grocery stores per 10k88.8317% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k892.8above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k88.8above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi82.8above (median 0.2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 97.0, 37% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Guilford Center. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk10
97.0
37% above the median place
Wildfire risk10
41.2
33% below the median place
Natural hazard risk10
95.1
3% above the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureGuilford CenterAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure95.13% above
Hurricane risk10County figure97.037% above
Tornado risk10County figure78.04% below
Wildfire risk10County figure41.233% below
Heat wave risk10County figure85.45% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure430% above
Good air days11Metro figure67.1%2% below
08

Guilford Center in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,598/mo (2024)$2,060/mo$1,690 to $2,510/mo+4.3%
Median household income$82,273 (2024)$102,000$86,500 to $121,000+3.7%
Median home value$582,400 (2024)$842,000$611,000 to $1,160,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 8.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Guilford Center

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Carolina Beach, NC$1,513$94,398Compare
Estes Park, CO$1,511$85,956Compare
Ivins, UT$1,771$78,089Compare
Kennebunk, ME$1,466$95,169Compare
Kennebunk, MEIvins, UTEstes Park, COCarolina Beach, NCGuilford Center, CTGuilford CenterCarolina BeachEstes ParkIvinsKennebunkGuilford CenterCarolina BeachEstes ParkIvinsKennebunk

Common questions

Is Guilford Center a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 1.84 people, smaller than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places. Household income has grown -1.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 9 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Guilford Center expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $582,400.

What salary do you need to live in Guilford Center?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $63,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Guilford Center?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Carolina Beach, NC, Estes Park, CO, Ivins, UT and Kennebunk, ME.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Guilford Center with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Guilford Center itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/guilford-center-connecticut

Citytistics. “Guilford Center, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/guilford-center-connecticut/

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