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Guilford is a tiny town of 626 people in Piscataquis County, Maine. It's about 38 miles from Bangor, ME and 212 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $683 a month.
626people
$151kTypical home
$683/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
89"Snow
205Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 626
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 326 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Boston, MA
- 38 mi to Bangor, ME
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BGR airport
- 115 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piscataquis County: R+29 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.