Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Novi Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125137101 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,639
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 26125137101 in Novi in Oakland County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,639 residents. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,908 monthly, set against $159,896 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,263
Renter share17.2%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$159,896
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Novi and the region
Centroid at 42.4786, -83.5054 · click any tract to drill in
Why Novi scores 1.1
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
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,908 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 17.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Novi
The heaviest input here is 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.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 6th 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26125137101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125137101?
Census tract 26125137101 in Novi scores 1.1/10 (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 26125137101?
Median gross rent is $2,908/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125137101?
1.3% of residents in tract 26125137101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,639.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125137101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 24th, minority 55th, housing 15th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125137101 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125137101 compare to Novi overall?
Tract 26125137101 scores 1.1/10, 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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26125136102
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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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
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