7 census tracts · pop 11,456 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3–5.4
Medical District takes in 7 census tracts of Memphis, TN and houses 11,456 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.4. A 2.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 41% against 33.2% citywide, putting Medical District 8.2% over its own city.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Average gross rent is $1,053, 11% below the Memphis average of $1,181. That places it #15 of 26 neighborhoods in Memphis. The closest comparables inside the same city are Egypt and Orange Mound.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $52,394.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Medical District vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Medical District
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,481Total filings 2020-21
6.3Avg monthly observed
6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Medical District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Medical District?
Medical District scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Medical District compare to Memphis overall?
Medical District scores 0.6 points higher than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,053 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Medical District?
Average gross rent in Medical District is $1,053/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Medical District residents are renters?
75% of Medical District households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 11,456 residents.
Q5
Is Medical District a high social-vulnerability area?
Medical District sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Medical District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Medical District is census tract 47157003900 (score 5.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Medical District for landlords?
Medical District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Memphis as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Medical District?
Medical District has 11,108 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55%), White (non-Hispanic) (37.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
