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A town of 8,780 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Redding

Town in Connecticut, United States
1767Established
8,765Population
32.1 sq miArea
472 ftElevation

Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

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ZIP code06896
Area code203, 475
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Housing in Redding

$882K▲ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Redding home is worth about $882,000, up 3.9% in a year, 96% above the Connecticut typical home.

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Safety Grade A+

Redding reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Redding 0.2
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Redding 2.1
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools Redding’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#14Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictRedding School DistrictSchools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.

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