Dexter is a community in Lane County, Oregon, home to about 865 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 97431.
Homes sold for a median of $342 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Dexter; also Trent
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dexter. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Portland International Airport (PDX)116 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Eugene Airport (EUG)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA724 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dexter; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 243rd largest of 420 towns in Oregon by population.
Lane County grew from 19,604 residents in 1900 to 382,971 in 2020.
Lane County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 45.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lookout Pt Dam, OR weather station (4 miles away).
129,060 jobs at 10,151 businesses in Lane County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dexter.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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