THE REDDING LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills setting.
Redding town has 31.5 square miles of land in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Southern New England Coastal Plains and Hills, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Redding and Western Connecticut Planning Region
Redding is associated with Western Connecticut Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Redding by land and water
The Census records 0.54 square miles of water within Redding, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 16.2 percentage points lower than the 17.9% recorded for Western Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Redding town has 45.7 times the land area of nearby Redding Center CDP (0.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.