Rankings · How Dexter ranks in MI
Dexter is #1 in Michigan for staying active
Dexter is ranked on 32 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
32
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 most active
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dexter marked.
What kind of place
Steadier prices than 99% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Dexter’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 99% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+35.8% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 94% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
28.2% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 89% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Less snow than 89% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
33 in of snow a year
More seniors than 67% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.7% of residents are 65+
Drier than 66% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 64% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.7° July high
Colder winters than 61% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.1° January low
Older than 58% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
43.4 median age
Shorter growing season than 53% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
163 days between frosts
At a glance
Dexter lands in the top half on 16 of 19 lists
Each dot is Dexter’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Dexter does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
1 spot from the top 10 for health
Lists where Dexter sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Dexter out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.