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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Novi Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125136800 · Oakland County, MI · pop 5,704

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26125136800 (Novi, Michigan) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,770 monthly, set against $77,107 in average yearly household income, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 14% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,789
Renter share35.8%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$77,107

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Novi
Very High
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#123 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
Elevated
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#2,224 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Novi and the region

Centroid at 42.5187, -83.4523 · click any tract to drill in

Why Novi scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Novi
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,770 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Novi
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Novi
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Novi
3.6

How Novi compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Novi risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 136800Novi: 2.92.9Noviparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Novi

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Novi eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oakland County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125136800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125136800?

Census tract 26125136800 in Novi scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26125136800?

Median gross rent is $2,770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125136800?

7.8% of residents in tract 26125136800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,704.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125136800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 97th, minority 60th, housing 98th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26125136800 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26125136800 compare to Novi overall?

Tract 26125136800 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Novi at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Novi eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Novi

Top eight tracts in Novi ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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