Homes & Places to Live Redding, CT

Peaceful life & stunning outdoors

About the Town

Redding is a rural town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with beautiful scenery and plenty of open spaces. Rated as one of the best small towns to live in, Redding offers residents a peaceful and quiet life in a wonderful picturesque setting. The town is bordered by Bethel, Danbury, Easton, Ridgefield, Newtown, Wilton, and Weston, and offers residents the privacy and comfort that they desire.

Incorporated in 1767, the town of Redding grew as a farming and manufacturing community in the 19th and 20th century. Once the railroad came to town in 1852, the town’s population decreased considerably, as people abandoned their farms and moved away. This continued until the end of World War II, when the beauty of Redding was noticed by wealthy New Yorkers, who viewed this as a great opportunity to leave the big city and built houses in this bucolic and serene place. As city people started buying the antique colonial houses and build new ones, the town started developing and regained population.

Redding is known for the impressive educational and outdoor programs that it offers, as well as for the large number of historic buildings and colorful landscape. Redding has been the home of many famous artists, writers, and musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Meat Loaf, Jascha Heifetz or Edward Steichen. The most famous Redding resident, however, is by far Mark Twain, who died here in 1910. The great Mark Twain Library hosts plenty of Twain memorabilia and is one of the city’s landmarks.

In addition to this, Redding’s beauty also comes from the natural treasures that are the town’s parks and gardens. Among the most beautiful places in town, there is Putnam Park - the oldest park in the state of Connecticut - and Devil’s Den, which covers miles and miles of hiking trails and natural wonders.

Redding, Connecticut is a rather unique town that somehow managed to keep its historical charm while giving residents everything a modern existence requires. People can easily enjoy outdoor recreational activities, get in touch with the latest cultural and artistic movements, as well as live life to the fullest in a calm and tranquil setting.

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Homes in Town

38 active listings for sale
50 listings sold / past 6 months

Neighborhoods

Redding, CT has 10 neighborhoods.
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Top Neighborhoods

Most expensive neighborhood Boston $ 1.08M median price
Most affordable neighborhood Five Points $ 640K median price
With most homes on the market South Ridgefield 37 homes for sale
With most recently sold homes South Ridgefield 55 sold in last 90 days

Condo Complexes

Redding, CT has 2 condo complexes.
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Top Condo Complexes

With most homes on the market Georgetown Place 2 homes for sale
With most recently sold homes Georgetown Place 0 sold in last 90 days
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20 Windy Ridge Place Wilton, CT 06897