A suburban coastal town in Connecticut that is known for its picturesque Green, impressive academics, and competitiveness in athletics. The town is divided by North
Guilford, which is more rural, and the downtown area, which holds most of the houses, stores, and attractions.
The new Guilford High School finished construction in 2016, and since then the academics and
extracurricular activities have improved. The school boasts AP classes and IB programs and has a successful music and theater arts department. The Voices choir puts on the best concerts and the theater arts department consistently wins awards including "production of the year" on numerous occasions. As far as sports go, Guilford excels in all sports but particularly fencing, girls soccer, field hockey, volleyball, cross country/track, and crew, and boys hockey, soccer, basketball, and cross country/track. It is not the most diverse community, being predominantly white, but is making efforts to change this.
Despite appearances of wealth, it is not totally snobby. Mixed in with the brand new Jeeps, Audis, and Mercedes in the high school parking lot you can still find some Honda Civics or mom's-old-Subarus. You're not from Guilford if you don't take pictures at
Bishop's in the fall, boat to the
red house on the water, spend all weekend at the Guilford Fair, have a favorite of the coffee shops
on the green, or find yourself hanging out at
the docks or Walmart at night.
"I'm from
Madison, CT."
"Wow that's really
embarrassing for you, I'm from Guilford, CT and we're
superior in every way."