Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Novi Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125136700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 6,291
Tract 26125136700 covers Novi in Michigan. Home to 6,291 residents, it scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,665 monthly, set against $131,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,337
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$131,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Novi and the region
Centroid at 42.4455, -83.4527 · click any tract to drill in
Why Novi scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,665 rent vs county FMR
7.1
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 12.6%Frequent mental distress
- 18.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Novi
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 below the Oakland County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125136700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125136700?
Census tract 26125136700 in Novi scores 1.2/10 (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 26125136700?
Median gross rent is $1,665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125136700?
4.2% of residents in tract 26125136700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,291.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125136700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 64th, minority 51th, housing 12th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125136700 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125136700 compare to Novi overall?
Tract 26125136700 scores 1.2/10, 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.
Tract · MI
26125136102
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125136800
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125136000
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125136500
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125136601
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MI
26125136602
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MI
Novi Township
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · MI
Novi Township
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Related