Cost of living in Guilford Center, Connecticut

Guilford Center, Connecticut has about 2,263 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $582,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $2,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Guilford Center. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the New Haven, CT metro area, prices sit at 104.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Guilford Center's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Guilford Center's bill.

EIA does not publish a Connecticut gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Connecticut shares this price.

Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 59 have higher typical rent than Guilford Center.