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≈ CHealth Grade
Health in Redding Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Redding Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns

Redding Township trails Indiana on 4 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 47274. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Redding Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Redding Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Redding Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns, #334 of 589 in Indiana. Physical distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 44% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 20%).

CSelf-rated health22.5% · IN 20.6% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.5% · IN 13.8% · U.S. 13%
CMental distress18% · IN 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40.1% · IN 38.4% · U.S. 32.9%
CDiabetes13.1% · IN 13% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking17.4% smoke · IN 15.7% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27.4% · IN 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 28%
Less healthyHealthier
Indiana towns we grade (589)Healthier than 43%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $64K–$107K (10,337)Healthier than 14%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Redding Township’s median household income is $85,692; among the 10,337 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($64K–$107K), it’s healthier than 14%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

Few Indiana towns score lower on these estimates than towns elsewhere, so within the state Redding Township is healthier than 43% of graded towns, against 28% nationally.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Redding Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. Shared figures. CDC doesn’t publish an estimate for Redding Township itself, so these are ZIP code 47274’s, which Redding Township shares with Jackson Township. The two towns get the same figures and the same grade, and the ZIP’s 24,622 adults include people outside Redding Township.

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★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Redding Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

78%Yearly checkupIN 80%
57%Dentist visitIN 61%
85%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
66%Colon screeningIN 66%
72%MammogramIN 76%
77%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Redding Township 12.2% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Redding Township adults…

Redding Township runs above IN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

37 of every 100 Redding Township adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · about the same · likely 32.9–40.7%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Getting care

Care in and near Redding Township

No hospital or community health center in Redding Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSchneck Medical CenterSeymour · 4.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchneck Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careIhc Jackson County AnnexSeymour · 4.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.7 mi
Ihc Jackson County Annex
Seymour · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
4.9 mi
Schneck Medical Center
Seymour · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings
North Vernon · not rated
ERRural critical access
13 mi
Centerstone Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Columbus
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus · ★★★★★
ER
22 mi
Norton Scott Hospital
Scottsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careRedding Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRedding Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Redding Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Redding Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.4%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 36%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.4%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Redding Township, betterRedding Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Redding Township gets moving

6.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Redding Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Redding Township adults feel lonely
33.5% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Redding Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.8% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Redding Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Redding Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Redding Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 6
Redding Township adults worry about having enough food
17% · IN 14.7%
Worse than IN
1 in 8
Redding Township adults worry about keeping their housing
12.8% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 11
Redding Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.9% · IN 8.4%
About the same as IN
1 in 12
Redding Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.5% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

10% of Redding Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Redding Township and the towns around it

Redding Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 7 graded towns around it.

Sand Creek Township: 39.9%Wayne Township: 39.2%Jackson Township: 40.1%Hamilton Township: 40%Seymour: 41.2%Spencer Township: 41%Columbus Township: 39.1%Rock Creek Township: 39.4%Geneva Township: 40.3%Jackson Township: 39.7%Ohio Township: 39.1%Washington Township: 40%Brownstown Township: 39.1%Pershing Township: 38.9%Rockford: no dataMarion Township: 39.8%Lovett Township: 40.6%Vernon Township: 41.5%Center Township: 41.5%Country Squire Lakes: 44.5%Redding Township: 40.1%Redding TownshipSand Creek TownshipWayne TownshipJackson TownshipHamilton TownshipSeymourSpencer TownshipSchneck Medical Center · Seymour · 4.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHAscension St. Vincent Jennings · North Vernon · 11.2 miHColumbus Regional Hospital · Columbus · 13.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHIhc Jackson County Annex · Seymour · 4.7 mi+CHS Pharmacy · Columbus · 13 mi+
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wayne Township39.2%
Sand Creek Township39.9%
Hamilton Township40%
Redding Township40.1%
Jackson Township40.1%
Spencer Township41%
Seymour41.2%
IN38.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Redding Township · Jackson TownshipC40.1%13.1%17.4%ZIP 47274
Sand Creek TownshipC+39.9%12.8%15.9%ZIP codes
Wayne TownshipB−39.2%11.9%15.6%ZIP codes
Hamilton TownshipC40%13.1%17.4%ZIP codes
Spencer TownshipC−41%13.9%19.4%ZIP codes
SeymourC−41.2%13.5%18.7%CDC place

Redding Township and Jackson Township share one ZIP estimate, so they share a row. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.7%

of Redding Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory16.2%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4%
Indiana

Every CDC estimate for Redding Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Redding Township is better than Indiana on 0 and worse on 4; on the rest, the Indiana figure falls inside Redding Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Redding TownshipINU.S.vs IN
Overall health
Fair or poor health22.5%20–25.320.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.5%12.9–16.313.8%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18%16.1–2017.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40.1%33–47.438.4%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13.1%11.5–14.813%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.8%32.9–40.737.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)37.6%33.6–41.737.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.8%25.8–31.928.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma11%9.8–12.311.2%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.3%7.6–9.18.3%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7%6.3–7.76.8%6.4%About the same
COPD8.6%7.7–9.58.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.83.5%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)19.3%16.1–22.715.4%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.4%15.2–19.715.7%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work27.4%23.4–31.724.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.4%13.6–19.516.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours36%30.1–42.437.1%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)12.2%10.7–13.98.9%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year78.3%74.8–81.579.7%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year57.2%53.7–60.661.2%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years84.6%82.7–86.385.8%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77%74.3–79.577.4%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)66.2%61.5–70.766.3%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)71.6%63.6–78.876.4%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.8%22.3–29.425.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely33.5%28.7–38.332.8%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.8%20.4–27.223.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food17%14.9–19.314.7%15%Worse
Worried about keeping housing12.8%11.2–14.611.2%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.9%7.8–10.18.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8.5%7.6–9.67.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)10%8.5–11.58.6%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability32.7%28.8–36.931.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15%13.3–16.914.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.2%14.5–1815%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.7–8.47.1%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty5.6%5.1–6.15%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone8.7%7.9–9.78.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing4%3.7–4.43.7%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Indiana figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Redding Township

Is Redding Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Redding Township is healthier than 28% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #334 of 589 in Indiana. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 14%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Redding Township?

CDC estimates 40.1% of adults (the figure for ZIP code 47274, which Redding Township shares with Jackson Township) have obesity, likely between 33% and 47.4%, against 38.4% across Indiana and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Redding Township?

Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Redding Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Redding Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 12.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 10.7–13.9%), against 8.9% across Indiana.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Redding Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B. The figures are ZIP code 47274’s, shared with Jackson Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.