Coleman Hardware Company Building · National Register of Historic Places
Morris’s story
184 years in pictures
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1842Morris is settled
MorrisIL
A town of 14,898, settled in 1842. Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns.
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Population
14,898
+3.9% since 2010
Median home value
$247K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
40.2
years
Jobs based here
7,299
Balanced
What makes Morris stand out
The 2 things Morris does most differently from other towns.
Morris’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morris. Another town gets a different order.
Health
Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Morris beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Morris | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.6% |
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
0.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
48th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
Homes in Morris sell for about $290K
The median sale price was $290,000 in May 2026.
$290Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
45
days on market
99.7%
sale-to-list price
18
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
About one in five working residents works right in Morris
About one in 5 of Morris’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Chicago (9%), Joliet (7%) and Minooka (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
20%work in town
Where working residents work
In Morris20%
Chicago9%
Joliet7%
Minooka3%
Wauponsee2%
22 mi
median commute distance
7,299
jobs based in Morris
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
58
paid flood claims since 1978
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Morris has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety
Less crime per resident than 45% of U.S. towns
Morris reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.
B−Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Morris1.5
Illinois2.6
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Morris10.4
Illinois15.6
U.S.15.5
45th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
31st
percentile among IL towns
22
violent crimes reported in 2025
153
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Outdoors
2% of Morris is conserved land
3.0 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves.
2%conserved
2%
conserved · 166 of 8,293 acres
3.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saratoga Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 2. Gebhard Woods State Park | 0.3 mi | 49 |
| 3. West Side Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Landmarks
3 places in Morris on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Morris
City in Illinois, United States
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).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1842
- Population
- 14,163
- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- ZIP code
- 60450
Morris’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Morris.
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