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Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally

Novi Township Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125137700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 1,700 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 26125137700 belongs to Novi Township in Novi, Michigan. It is home to 1,700 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #32,989 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,118 a month against an average household income of $120,302 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units703
Renter share25.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$120,302

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Novi Township
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 13 tracts In Novi
Moderate
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#238 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#2,782 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Novi and the region

Centroid at 42.4484, -83.4814 · click any tract to drill in

Why Novi Township scores 1.6

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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,118 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Township compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Novi Township risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.61.6This tracttract 137700Novi: 2.92.9Noviparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Novi Township. 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 Township

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Oakland County average of 5.7 and in line with 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 14th 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 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 26125137700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125137700?

Census tract 26125137700 in the Novi Township neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 26125137700?

Median gross rent is $1,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125137700?

5.8% of residents in tract 26125137700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,700.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125137700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 13th, minority 16th, housing 22th.
Q5

Is tract 26125137700 considered part of Novi Township?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125137700 fall within Novi Township (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26125137700 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.7% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26125137700 compare to Novi overall?

Tract 26125137700 scores 1.6/10, 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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