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Morris is a big small town of 14,898 people in Grundy County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Kankakee, IL and 50 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,898people
$247kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
25"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,898
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Kankakee, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Low property crime (976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MDW airport
- 45 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+30 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk