Redding TownshipIN
A town of 5,325.
Is Redding Township a good place to live?
Redding Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $219K, 3.1 years of the Seymour area’s $70K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 406th of 585 in Indiana. Only 73 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 13% of residents are 65 or older in Redding Township, below both Indiana’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%).
Redding Township has grown 26% since 2010
4,233 counted in 2010 and 5,211 in 2020; an estimated 5,325 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Redding Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Redding Township is from typical.
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Moving to Redding Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Redding Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Redding Township.
| Redding Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Redding Township fall behind 67% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Seymour Community Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 609 | C+ |
| Trinity Lutheran High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 166 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
About one in three of Redding Township’s working residents commute to Seymour
Redding Township has 770 jobs for its 2,611 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 398 in 2013 to 770.
Most working residents leave Redding Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Redding Township has added 372 jobs, to 770 in 2023. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Redding Township.
| Redding Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Redding Township trails 72% of U.S. towns
Redding Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 12% of Redding Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Redding Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Redding Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.2% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Redding Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Redding Township since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Redding Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Redding Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). Redding Township has grown 2% since 2020, to 5,325 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Redding Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 70% are men (IN 51%).
| Redding Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.8% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Memorial Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redding Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
38 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
37 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art13 mi MuseumZaharakos13 mi GardenMill Race ParkPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Redding Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Redding Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Redding Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
96% of working residents leave Redding Township for work
Where Redding Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Redding Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Redding Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,211 and it contained 2,143 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Redding Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Redding Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Seymour (B−) is closest.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding Township | #406 | C+ | A− | — | C | C |
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Wayne Township | #295 | B | A | — | B− | B− |
| Jackson Township | #378 | B− | A− | — | C | C |
| Hamilton Township | — | — | B | — | C | C |
| Seymour | #393 | B− | A | B− | C | C− |
| Spencer Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
Sand Creek Township, Hamilton Township and Spencer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Redding Township, Sand Creek Township, Wayne Township, Jackson Township, Hamilton Township and Spencer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Redding Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Redding Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redding Township, IN a good place to live?
Redding Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #406 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Redding Township, IN expensive?
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−.