Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Median home value$421,900
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,747/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Detroit 29%
Novi
Oakland County66,717 residents3 school districts
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
8th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by cost of living.
71
Detroit median 58
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Novi is like to live in, by category
Bars show Novi against Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency96th pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate95%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Housing cost index145
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.33%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute26.2 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi1.2
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés102
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks56
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median household income$110,723
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment4.3%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations65%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Novi on cost of living
Novi's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Pontiac16 mi from NoviB+ 44 D Madison Heights20 mi from NoviB+ 65 C+ Hamtramck23 mi from NoviB+ 46 D Westland12 mi from NoviB+ 55 C− Wixom4 mi from NoviB 62 C Lincoln Park23 mi from NoviB 52 D+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Novi
Is Novi, MI a good place to live?
Novi scores 71 out of 100, 8th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Novi expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $421,900, 69% above the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.33%. $1,747/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Novi?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Novi sit at the 96th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Novi is served by Novi Community School District, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools and Northville Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Novi?
The mean commute is 26.2 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 1.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Novi?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 102 restaurants and cafés and 56 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Novi old or new?
The median home in Novi was built in 1993 — newer than the Detroit median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 62% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.