Longstep Property Solutions Homes for Rent
Property Management · Center City

Property management
in Center City.

We price Center City on its own block-by-block comps, never a citywide average, and manage it with one local team that knows this part of Memphis.

Free, instant, no obligation. Enter your address for a live comp-backed rent estimate. Or call (901) 244-2911.

Where Center City sits in the Memphis area.

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Center City by the numbers

The same data we use to price and underwrite our own portfolio, with the sample behind each figure shown.

Area data updated September 28, 2026
Median recent sale price
$330,000
331 recorded Shelby County home sales
Owner-occupied
21%
US Census ACS
Typical asking rent · all rentals
$2,150/mo
$1,625 low$2,605 high
Live Center City rental comps, 20 listings
Typical days to lease
54 days
Across 567 tracked Center City listings (198 leased so far), from our nightly market scan. Counts homes still listed, so it is not understated the way a leased-only average is.
Short-term rental · typical
$144/night
50% occupancy · 405 active short-term listings
Short-term rental market data, Center City
Median household income
$50K
US Census ACS
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A bit of Center City history

Contemporary branding for the Downtown Memphis Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The district is administered by the <a href="https://downtownmemphis.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Downtown Memphis Commission</a>, an independent agency established in 1977 as the Center City Commission and renamed in 2012; it is funded by a special assessment on commercial properties inside the CBID rather than by city or county tax dollars.

For owners, Center City is a rental-demand market. Our typical-rent figure here is built on 20 live comps, so the number is grounded rather than guessed. We price each property to its own block and screen for residents who will stay.

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How we can run it

Common questions about Center City property management

Does Longstep manage rental property in Center City?

Yes. Longstep manages long-term and short-term rentals in Center City with one local team, in-house cleaning and maintenance at cost, and every fee disclosed up front.

What can I rent a home for in Center City?

Typical rent in Center City runs about $2,150 a month, with most homes between $1,625 and $2,605 depending on size and condition, and rentals lease in a median of 54 days. The most reliable number is your own address, which you can check free above.

What does a Center City home earn as a short-term rental?

Across 405 active Center City short-term listings the typical nightly rate is about $144 at roughly 50% occupancy. Well-equipped, professionally managed homes tend to run above that.

What does Longstep charge to manage a Center City rental?

Long-term management is 8% of collected rent plus a one-time placement fee; short-term is 10% all-in. Maintenance and cleaning are in-house at cost, with no third-party markup.

Properties in Center City

A sample of Center City addresses with rent comps, short-term comps, or a recorded renovation on file. Open one for its county value, estimated rent, and renovation history.

What would your Center City property rent for?

Send us the address. We pull the real comps for that exact street and show you the long-term and short-term picture, free.

Free, no obligation. Or call (901) 244-2911.