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Homes in Novi
Novi's 28,351 homes are a mix: 50% detached houses, 31% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 12% townhouses and other attached houses.
Much of Novi is new: 37% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 26% before 1980. The median home dates from 1993. 66% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 24 Michigan cities we have census figures for, Novi has the newest homes. In nearby Farmington Hills, 6 miles away, 54% of homes were built before 1980, so Novi's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Novi's homes are newer than those in 78% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
7% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Shallow openings
37% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
74% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Novi weather and your shutters
At Farmington, MI (6 mi away), July averages a high of 82.9°F and January a low of 15.6°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 11 days a year reach 90°F, 146 nights fall to freezing and 34.8 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more freezing nights than in 92% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 18 min on the longest day to 9 h 4 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 71° above the horizon in June and 24° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Farmington, MI (temperature) and Farmington Hills 1.4 N, MI (precipitation, 6 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4°F | 15.6°F | 2.3 in |
| Feb | 33.7°F | 15.7°F | 2 in |
| Mar | 43.6°F | 24°F | 2.5 in |
| Apr | 56.7°F | 34.1°F | 3.3 in |
| May | 68.5°F | 45.8°F | 3.7 in |
| Jun | 78.4°F | 56°F | 3.1 in |
| Jul | 82.9°F | 59.8°F | 3.6 in |
| Aug | 80.7°F | 58.9°F | 3.4 in |
| Sep | 73.5°F | 51°F | 3.3 in |
| Oct | 60.3°F | 39.9°F | 2.8 in |
| Nov | 46.7°F | 29.7°F | 2.7 in |
| Dec | 35.4°F | 21.8°F | 2.1 in |
Cold winters
With 146 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Novi
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Novi
- Farmington Hills 6 mi
- Livonia 8 mi
- Southfield 12 mi
- Westland 12 mi
- Dearborn Heights 14 mi
- Pontiac 16 mi
More about shutters in Novi
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Novi’s own figures.
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