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A town of 865, settled in 1875.
29% of residents live below the poverty line in Dexter, against 11% in Oregon’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 143 Oregon towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Dexter. 13% of the land in Dexter is conserved, against 4.4% in Oregon’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Parvin Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dexter has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ordered by what stands out in Dexter.
On expected storm and flood damage, Dexter sits above 87% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 88% come from inland flooding and 9% from earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dexter once, in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Jobs in Dexter fell by 36 from 2013 to 2023, to 59. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time in the town is 28 minutes.
| Dexter | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 1.4 miles. The biggest place to walk is Dexter State Recreation Site, 149 acres with 1 miles of trail. The town’s trail network density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dexter State Recreation Site | 1 mi | 149 |
| 2. Elijah Bristow State Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Dexter, 20% of adults get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 26 in all: Dexter beats Oregon on 1 and trails on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 73% had a checkup this year.
| Dexter | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Dexter | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among households in Dexter, 87% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dexter. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaAutzen Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaHayward Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaMatthew Knight Arena
15 mi MuseumJordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
12 mi City parkDorris Ranch Living History Farm
14 mi City parkHendricks ParkAutzen Stadium: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hayward Field: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Matthew Knight Arena: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: User:Akendall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorris Ranch Living History Farm: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hendricks Park: Chris Phan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dexter is unincorporated, so Lane County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Where Dexter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dexter
About 0 of every 100 Dexter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
Unincorporated community in Oregon, U.S.
Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Lane County of the U.S. State of Oregon. It is located near Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58. As of the 2020 census, Dexter had a population of 893. Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the 1978 movie Animal House. The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter. The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It carries Parvin Ro…
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