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A city of 14,898 people in Illinois
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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

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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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Living in Morris

Housing in Morris

$290K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

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

A strong seller's market

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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Health in Morris

B

Health Grade B

Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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2worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.

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Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 0.8 mi · ER
Aunt Martha's Health Center Joliet JeffersonJoliet · 17.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Morris · CMS · HRSAHealth in Morris →
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