Town Hall · Guilford

Guilford, ME town hall & government

Guilford spent $1.4 million in the year to January 31, 2022, about $950 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Guilford's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Guilford's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to January 31, 2022
Per resident
$950
typical Maine towns: $1,160
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$305,00022%
Sewer & trash
$233,00017%
Administration & buildings
$228,00016%
Fire
$216,00015%
Parks & libraries
$122,0009%
Health & welfare
$40,0003%
Police
$33,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$214,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

Guilford didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Guilford

Full-time staff
4
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,200
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time47 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Guilford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 04

Guilford's K–12 school district, shared with Abbot, Cambridge, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,222
Maine: $20,630
Students
491
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$146,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal

  • Local 51%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,222 per pupil, $8,880 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Guilford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,619
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$170,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Guilford's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofguilford.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Guilford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Guilford

Guilford is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Jared F. Golden. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Guilford's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

You’re browsing

Guilford

Maine · ME · Piscataquis County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Guilford is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01