Property management
in South City.
We price South 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 South City sits in the Memphis area.
South City by the numbers
The same data we use to price and underwrite our own portfolio, with the sample behind each figure shown.
What is happening on the ground in South City
Live signals from the county and the city: how much building is underway, how many structures are flagged as derelict or substandard, and reported crime over the past year. Each is shown against the typical Memphis area we cover, measured per square mile so a big suburb and a small neighborhood compare fairly.
Counts cover the South City boundary shown above. The Less/More marker places South City against the per-square-mile rate of every Memphis area we manage, so the raw count is read in context rather than on its own. Refreshed continuously from public records. Reported incidents are not total crime and do not measure how safe an area is or anything about the people who live there. We show the same public figures for every area and rate none. This is factual public data, not legal, investment, or fair-housing advice.
A bit of South City history
Historic Black neighborhood in south Downtown Memphis centered on Vance Avenue and Foote Park, defined by the South City Strong neighborhood plan. The area was the site of the former Foote Homes public housing complex (built 1940), the last of Memphis's large family public-housing projects, which was demolished in 2018 under a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant. Per <a href="https://choosememphis.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Downtown Memphis Commission</a>, the South City redevelopment is replacing concentrated low-income housing with a mixed-income community including the Robert R. Church Park Senior Living complex and the new Foote Park at South City.
For owners, South City is a rental-demand market. Our typical-rent figure here is built on 18 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.
Homes we manage in South City
We already operate here. A live look at what that means on the ground.
How we can run it
Common questions about South City property management
Does Longstep manage rental property in South City?
Yes. Longstep manages long-term and short-term rentals in South 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 South City?
Typical rent in South City runs about $1,525 a month, with most homes between $1,300 and $2,449 depending on size and condition. The most reliable number is your own address, which you can check free above.
What does a South City home earn as a short-term rental?
Across 143 active South City short-term listings the typical nightly rate is about $158 at roughly 52% occupancy. Well-equipped, professionally managed homes tend to run above that.
What does Longstep charge to manage a South 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 South City
A sample of South 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 South 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.