Best PlacesConstable, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Constable, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Constable ranks 34,589th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on heat safety, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Constable
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Constable's strengths and weaknesses
Where Constable ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
- Short commute22.9 minutes each way, better than 75% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
Where Constable ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Constable
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Constable home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,541, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Constable's effective rate of 1.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Constable
Constable's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Constable.
Who works in Constable, and how
Work in Constable centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Constable
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Constable.
What the weather is like in Constable, month by month
Constable sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Constable
The nearest airport, Massena International-Richards Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around Constable
Schools across Constable average a B−, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Saint Joseph's Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Salmon River Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Davis Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malone Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Salmon River Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Salmon River High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Franklin Academy High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Constable school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Constable measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Constable against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Constable
Is Constable a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Constable ranks 34,589th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, low disaster risk, and quiet, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Constable expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,612. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $59,541 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Constable safe?
Constable is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Constable with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Constable. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Constable represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Constable detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Constable: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Constable: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Constable: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Constable: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Constable detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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