New Haven County, Connecticut
We buy houses in Guilford, CT
Guilford prices climbed about 10% in the latest year, to a $606,000 single-family median, yet shoreline flooding and two historic districts still slow some sales. We buy Guilford houses for cash and put the reasons behind our price in writing.
Local Guilford cash home buyer
A rising shoreline market with older pockets
The OPM data counts 378 Guilford sales from October 2024 to September 2025, with an overall median of $593,000, up about 10%. Single-family homes had a median of $606,000, and condos sold near $285,000.
Guilford is mostly single-family, about 89.1% by Census count, and about 84.9% of homes are owner-occupied. The median house was built in 1975 and is roomy, about 2,111 square feet with 3 bedrooms. Some 26% of single-family homes date from before 1960, many of them around the green and in older areas like Nut Plains and North Guilford.
Oil still heats about 64% of homes, with gas at 15%. Along the water, from Leetes Island to Sachem's Head, there are seasonal houses mixed in with year-round ones.
Jerryll NoordenOwner, We Buy Houses In Connecticut
Who you deal with
Jerryll Noorden and his team buy Guilford homes, shoreline, village and inland alike, and show you every number behind the offer.
- 90+ houses bought In and around Connecticut
- 10+ years in business Buying houses since 2016
- ~2 weeks typical time to close
How selling your Guilford, CT house to us works, day by day
A typical Guilford sale, from your first message to the day you get paid, takes about two weeks. You can slow any step down, and nothing moves until you say so.
- Day 1
Reach out
Tell us the Guilford address in 06437, whether it is near the water or the green, and any flood history you know of.
- Days 2–5
Photos or a visit
Send phone photos for an instant offer, usually in 10 to 20 minutes in business hours, or have us walk through in 15 to 20 minutes.
- When you say yes
The attorney prepares closing
A Connecticut closing attorney handles the deed, payoffs and conveyance tax, and the Madison – Guilford Probate Court papers if the home is in an estate.
- Your closing date
Get your proceeds
The mortgage and any open Guilford tax come out at closing and you get the balance, usually about 2 weeks out or on the day you set.
Before you decide anything
See exactly how we make your offer
The full walkthrough: how we price a Guilford house, the formula behind every offer, and a real case study with the numbers.
Skip the visit.
Drop your photos.
Need your offer even faster? Kitchen, bathrooms, outside. Phone photos are perfect, and they're all we need to make your offer.
We may bring in a partner buyer to close. Your price and terms don't change.
Run your Guilford numbers
What would you keep: listing or a cash sale?
Begin with Guilford's single-family median of $606,000 and take out your payoff and costs.
How much would you walk away with?
Slide the numbers to match your house. It works in your browser; nothing is saved or sent.
Estimates for planning. Conveyance tax per CGS 12-494 (state 0.75% up to $800,000, 1.25% to $2.5M, 2.25% above, plus the town rate). Seller attorney about $1,200 to $1,500; flat-fee MLS about $400; listings include three months of taxes, insurance and utilities, a cash sale about two weeks. Your attorney gives you the final numbers.
Know your house
Guilford houses: the facts that change your sale
A few numbers that shape what selling a Guilford house looks like.
- Two- to four-family homes
- 4.6%
- Built before 1940
- 12.2%
- Rented, not owner-lived
- 16.3%
- Median single-family sale
- $629,500
of Guilford homes. Most (84.4%) are single-family houses; we buy both, with tenants in place.
U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024of Guilford homes. Older or not, we price the repairs in and you fix nothing.
U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024of Guilford homes are rented. If yours is one of them, we buy it with the tenants in place.
U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024across 244 arms-length sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2025 (condo $285,000).
Connecticut OPM sales dataSelling in Guilford
What is different about selling a house in Guilford
Guilford is a shoreline town of mostly single-family homes, with a historic center around the green and some seasonal shoreline houses. Coastal and downtown flooding and two local historic districts are the main local rules that affect sales.
- Town Center and Whitfield Street historic districts
- Flood insurance discount program
- Shoreline and downtown flooding
- Mostly single-family
- Revaluation schedule
Guilford has two local historic districts under its Historic District Commission: the Guilford Town Center district around the green (1987) and the Whitfield Street district (1999). Owners there should keep records of commission approvals for past exterior changes.
Preservation Connecticut Local Historic Districts inventory (produced with State Historic Preservation Office support)Guilford takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System, one of only three towns in the South Central region to do so, which discounts flood insurance premiums for policyholders in town. That can help when a buyer is pricing flood insurance on a shoreline or low-lying home.
South Central Regional COG, 2023 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025 amendment)The regional hazard plan notes that Guilford has seen a lot of coastal redevelopment, some of it in the floodplain, and that the town continues to have significant flooding downtown. Sellers in these areas should have any elevation certificate or flood history ready.
South Central Regional COG, 2023 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025 amendment)About 88% of Guilford's homes are single-family houses, and the median home was built around 1974. About 84% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year (via Census Reporter)Under the state Office of Policy and Management schedule, Guilford's property revaluations fall in 2026, 2030 and 2034 (October 1 grand list years). That means this year's October 1, 2026 grand list carries new assessed values.
CT Office of Policy and Management, Revaluation Schedule 2023-2037What Guilford houses usually need
- Flood damage or elevation questions
- Historic-district exteriors
- Oil heat
- A dated 1975 house
The regional hazard plan notes significant flooding downtown and redevelopment in the floodplain. A home with flood history or no elevation certificate is fine with us.
Around the green and on Whitfield Street, exterior changes need commission approval. We buy without you doing that work first.
About 64% of Guilford homes heat with oil. Old tanks and boilers are priced in, not a deal breaker.
Kitchens, baths, roofs and windows in a 1975 home are often original. We buy before you spend on them.
Why a cash sale can fit in Guilford
Guilford takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System, one of only three towns in the South Central region that do, which discounts flood insurance. Even so, a buyer financing a shoreline or low-lying house has to line up a policy, and that can stretch the timeline. A cash buyer does not need one to close.
This year's October 1, 2026 grand list carries Guilford's new revaluation values. At 28.4 mills on a median assessment of about $342,055, a single-family pays around $9,710 a year, about $810 a month. When prices rise as they did here, the new assessment can push that bill up.
Behind on payments or taxes
Facing foreclosure or a tax lien in Guilford?
A Guilford tax bill around $9,710 a year is a lot to fall behind on. Connecticut adds 1.5% a month on late property tax, 18% a year, and the town can lien the home.
On the mortgage, Connecticut mostly uses strict foreclosure: the Superior Court sets a Law Day, and after it the lender takes title. We can buy before that day and pay both the loan and the taxes at closing.
Selling before foreclosure in Connecticut → Selling a house with tax liens →
Whatever is going on
We buy Guilford houses in any condition, in any situation
Facing foreclosure in Guilford
If a Guilford mortgage is late, we can buy before the Superior Court's Law Day and pay the lender at closing.
Read the guide →Inherited a house in Guilford
Guilford estates go to the Madison - Guilford Probate Court. We work with the executor and estate attorney and can close as soon as the court allows the sale.
Read the guide →A house that needs work
Flood-damaged basements, old roofs and original kitchens are all in our offer. You do not fix them.
Read the guide →Tenants or a rental you are done with
About 16.3% of Guilford homes are rented. We buy with the tenant in place and the lease honored.
Read the guide →Going through a divorce
A single written cash offer, every cost shown, helps two owners of a Guilford house agree and split the proceeds.
Read the guide →Moving out of Guilford
Leaving the shoreline? We close on your date so you are not carrying a $9,710 tax bill on a house you no longer live in.
Read the guide →Your sale,
page by page
Read how your sale would go at your own pace: your market, recent sales and your walk-away numbers, in a forecast you can keep. No appointment, no pressure.
Built for sellers who want to understand how it works, what they would get and how fast, before anyone asks for a decision.
Sellers near Guilford
What Connecticut homeowners say
“They were great! Why? Because the deal was smooth, fair, and went through with complete consideration of my needs as the seller of the property.”
Daniel GrayWaterbury, CT“My aunt needed money for medical expenses and the house was an absolute wreck! They came along, and the house was sold. Got the money I needed. Every time I think about it I want to hug you!”
CindyMeriden, CT“Jerryll was great to work with. Honest, helpful, and always looking for creative ways to create win-wins. I wish everyone I dealt with was as upfront as Jerryll.”
Jon GodesHamden, CTHow would you like to start?
Meet us at the house, or start with a short phone call. Either way, there is no obligation.
No open times in the next few weeks. Please call us.
We will confirm by email. Nothing is booked until we do.
View my requestGuilford questions
Selling a house in Guilford: straight answers
How much is a house worth in Guilford, CT?
The median Guilford sale price was $593,000 across 378 sales (Oct 2024–Sep 2025, Connecticut OPM sales data), up 10% on the year before. Your house depends on its condition and street; our written offer shows the math.
What are property taxes in Guilford?
Guilford's mill rate is 28.4 for fiscal 2027. On a typical Guilford house that is about $9,710 a year, or $810 a month, which you keep paying until the house sells.
How much conveyance tax will I pay selling in Guilford?
Connecticut charges the seller a state conveyance tax (0.75% on the part of the price up to $800,000) plus a municipal tax: Guilford is at the standard 0.25%. On a $593,000 sale that is about $5,930. Our offer shows it up front.
My house is in the Town Center historic district. Can you buy it?
Yes. Guilford's Town Center district dates to 1987 and Whitfield Street to 1999. We buy as is. If you have records of past commission approvals, they help, but they are not required.
Do you buy homes that have flooded?
Yes. The regional plan notes ongoing downtown flooding. We buy flood-damaged houses with or without an elevation certificate.
What is the property tax on a typical Guilford home?
At 28.4 mills, about $9,710 a year on the median single-family, before any change from the 2026 grand list.
Do you buy on Leetes Island and Sachem's Head?
Yes, and in North Guilford, Nut Plains, around the green and everywhere in 06437.
Which probate court handles an inherited house in Guilford?
Estates of Guilford residents go through the Madison - Guilford Probate Court. The executor or administrator it appoints can sell the house, and we work with the estate attorney on the timing.
