I lived in Novi at Fountain Park Apartments for 3.5 years. Very safe and nice area, awesome eating and very affordable. My 1 bed apartment was quite large, very quiet, and 710 a month. 2 bed apartments were a bit over a grand.
Met my wife while I was living there too. The summers there are awesome, winters can get a bit long, but arent horrible.... and that's what travel priviledges are for!