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A city of 14,898 people in Illinois

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One Person Killed in Route 47 Head-on Crash in Grundy Co.

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Map of Morris: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land2%166 of 8,293 acres

Trails3.0 mi0.2 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves1211 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Saratoga Park0.4 mi of trails · 9 acres

2Gebhard Woods State Park0.3 mi of trails · 49 acres Directions

3West Side Park0.3 mi of trails · 10 acres

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About Morris

City in Illinois, United States

1842Established

14,163Population

10.3 sq miArea

525 ftElevation

Morris is a city in and the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States and part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 14,163 as of the 2020 census. A team of ten anthropologists and sociologists from the nearby University of Chicago studied the city in depth and reported its findings in W. Lloyd Warner, editor, Democracy in Jonesville: A Study of Quality and Inequality (1949).

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How Morris ranks

#18Highest graduation rate in IL #182Fastest growing in IL #100Most new homes in IL All IL rankings →

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ZIP code60450

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Living in Morris

Housing in Morris

$290K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $290,000 in May 2026.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market45

Sale-to-list99.7%

Sold in May18

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Safety in Morris

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Morris reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Morris 1.5

Illinois 2.6

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Morris 10.4

Illinois 15.6

U.S. 15.5

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