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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Constantia earns a D, 665th among New York's 745 graded towns, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $70K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 2 places on the National Register. Constantia’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Three Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area, at 1,170 acres.
Where Constantia beats most towns.
Census counts: 767 in 1820, a low of 767 in 1820, 4,973 in 2010. The archive holds 26 old photos and papers going back to 1867.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Constantia is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Constantia. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
17 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
26 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
15 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
18 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
16 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Constantia, 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 Constantia.
Constantia gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Syracuse and beyond.
Its public schools are run by the Central Square Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura A Cole Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 396 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Constantia has 346 jobs for its 1,935 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Constantia for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Constantia fell to 346 in 2023, 28 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Syracuse (17%), DeWitt (10%) and Cicero (8%).
| Constantia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Camden weather station, 8 miles away, records that 151 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Constantia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Constantia’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Constantia beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 40% of Constantia adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Constantia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Constantia | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Constantia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. David C Webb Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
| 2. Three Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 1,170 |
| 3. Oneida Fish Hatchery | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 1.9 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
91% of households own their home in Constantia.
| Constantia | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $888 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Constantia
About 3 of every 100 Constantia residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Constantia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Constantia is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 4,973 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. Within the town is a hamlet and census-designated place of the same name.
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6 towns share a border with Constantia.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; West Monroe (C) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantia | #665 | D | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Cicero | #289 | B | C+ | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Sullivan | #219 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Vienna | #371 | B− | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Amboy | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| West Monroe | #525 | C | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Camden | #413 | B− | B+ | — | B− | B− |
Amboy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Constantia, Sullivan, Vienna, Amboy, West Monroe and Camden report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Constantia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Constantia grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #665 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $142,000, 73% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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