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A town of 1,501. Healthier than 84% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,501
−5.1% since 2010
Median home value
$119K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
39.7
years
Jobs based here
37
A commuter town

What makes Constable stand out

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A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Constable for work

Where Constable’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

35% → Malone Malone 35% 11% → Chateaugay Chateaugay 11% 7% → Plattsburgh Plattsburgh 7% 3% → Burke Burke 3% 3% → Plattsburgh Plattsburgh 3% 3% → Dannemora Dannemora 3% Constable · 1% stay
37jobs based in Constable
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Health

Healthier than 16% of U.S. towns

Constable beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. New York
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outConstableNY
More adults with COPD10.3%6%
More smokers19.2%11.3%
More adults with obesity42.9%28.8%
The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy
7.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Constable

Most working residents leave Constable for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Malone (35%), Chateaugay (11%) and Plattsburgh (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Constable1%
Malone35%
Chateaugay11%
Plattsburgh7%
Burke3%
12 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Constable
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Constable has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 98 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

98″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–28°
Spring33–53°
Summer58–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

3.4% of Constable is conserved land

8.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.4%conserved
Map of Constable: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.4%
conserved · 719 of 20,865 acres
8.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Trout River State Forest—640
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Constable sell for about $185K

The median sale price was $185,000 in February 2026.

$185Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
U.S. Inspection Station-Trout River, New York
U.S. Inspection Station-Trout River, New York · National Register of Historic Places
Constable’s story

Constable in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Constable

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,486
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
305 ft
ZIP code
12926
Area code
518

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