2 census tracts · pop 5,668 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–3.6
Midtown is a 2-tract suburb of Memphis, TN and houses 5,668 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Memphis rate of 33.2%. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Memphis, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, East Memphis and White Station score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,229, close to the Memphis average. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Midtown vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Midtown
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
254Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.34×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About Midtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midtown?
Midtown scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Midtown compare to Memphis overall?
Midtown scores 0.6 points lower than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,229 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in Midtown?
Average gross rent in Midtown is $1,229/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Midtown residents are renters?
38% of Midtown households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 5,668 residents.
Q5
Is Midtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Midtown sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Midtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Midtown is census tract 47157003100 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Midtown for landlords?
Midtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Midtown?
Midtown has 5,715 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
