Dexter, Minnesota

About Dexter

Set in the southeastern part of Minnesota, Dexter is a tiny community, home to 325 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dexter holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.41 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 230 residents per square mile.

📰 Dexter News Today

• Delmer Earl Tapp Obituary Mar 5, 2026 Worlein Funeral Home · Mar 5
• Carol Ann Dexter Obituary | 1956 - 2026 Star Tribune · Apr 10
• Flooding Closes I-90 Between Austin and Dexter in Mower County - KROC-AM KROC-AM · Jul 2
• Dwight Leonard Dexter Obituary Jun 20, 2026 Miller Funeral Home · Jun 20
• Michael Dexter Obituary Nov 20, 2025 Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes · Nov 20

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What Makes Dexter Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Dexter — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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