Guilford, New York

About Guilford

Set in the central part of New York, Guilford is a small unincorporated community.

Guilford holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.34 square miles.

📰 Guilford News Today

• Guilford, NY Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 1
• Bainbridge-Guilford High School (NY) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Oct 2
• Plow truck strikes Upstate NY home after losing control on slick roads (photos) Syracuse.com · Mar 4
• Watch live: Watkins Glen vs. Bainbridge-Guilford New York high school football game SILive.com · Sep 12
• Guilford fire district seeks approval for $3.9 million investment to replace outdated fire station WBNG · Mar 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Guilford Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Guilford

• Basswood State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• South Hill State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wiley Brook State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Guilford

• GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Guilford

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