Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Constable’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. The biggest park or preserve is Trout River State Forest, at 640 acres. Constable has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Constable beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Constable is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 637 in 1820, 1,566 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Constable, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Constable.
Constable: 43% of adults have obesity, where New York’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 35%. For adults locally, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 23%.
| Constable | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Constable | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.9% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Constable dropped by 239, to 37. Constable: 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Its typical household income stands at $62,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. In Constable, the average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Constable | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Constable’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 27 of 100. Just over two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 14%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Constable once, in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Constable, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Constable’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Constable | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trout River State Forest | — | 640 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Constable; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Constable residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Constable’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Constable is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. (There is also a hamlet in the county with the same name.) The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Constable, a member of the syndicate of original land owners. The town is in the northern part of the county, along the Canada–United States border north of Malone.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
