Memphis, TN Rental Investment Market: DSCR & STR Numbers (June 2026)
Where Memphis stands for DSCR-loan investors: the prices, rents, and coverage math behind its #4 leaderboard rank.
Long-Term Rental Numbers
Median Price
$162,000
Avg Rent
$1,400
per month
Rent / Price
0.86%
monthly
Rent Growth
+3.1%
year over year
Property Tax
1.24%
effective / yr
DSCR Score
85/100
#4 of 15
Does It Pencil?
The median Memphis deal, run through DSCR math
- Purchase price (median)
- $162,000
- Down payment (20%)
- −$32,400
- Loan amount
- $129,600
- P&I @ 7.53% / 30yr
- $909/mo
- Property taxes (1.24%/yr)
- $167/mo
- Insurance (~0.5%/yr of price)
- $68/mo
- PITIA (full payment)
- $1,144/mo
- Avg market rent
- $1,400/mo
Illustrative DSCR
1.22
Covers the payment, but below the 1.25 line where the best rate tiers start.
Illustrative only, not a quote or pre-qualification. Uses the median price and average metro rent from our June 2026 dataset, an indicative rate of 7.53% (10-year Treasury + a typical DSCR spread — see the live data dashboard), estimated insurance, and the metro's effective tax rate. Actual rents, taxes, insurance, and pricing vary by property and borrower.
The Read
What the numbers say about investing in Memphis
Memphis, TN posts a 0.86% rent-to-price ratio — solid, workable DSCR territory, though not a layup. With a $162,000 median price against $1,400 in monthly rent, the median deal can cover its payment, but the margin is thin enough that rate, taxes, and insurance assumptions decide which side of the qualification line you land on.
That ratio is above the 0.71% median of our 15-metro DSCR leaderboard, and Memphis, TN currently ranks #4 of 15 with a composite score of 85/100. Rent growth is running 3.1% year over year — modest momentum that helps coverage drift up over time without rescuing a deal that doesn't pencil now. Effective property tax of 1.24% is middle-of-the-pack — not a deal-changer either way, but it belongs in your PITIA math, not an afterthought.
The illustrative median deal pencils to about a 1.22 DSCR at 20% down — it covers, but sits below the 1.25 threshold where the best rate tiers start. Expect to either accept slightly wider pricing, put 25–30% down, or hunt for properties renting above the metro average to push the ratio up.
Memphis isn't on our short-term-rental board — the opportunity we track here is the long-term rental engine: Tennessee lease economics, DSCR qualification, and rent momentum. Treat every number on this page as a metro-level screen, not an appraisal: rents and prices vary block by block, so run your actual address through the calculator and get a real quote before you write offers.
Data as of June 2026 — refreshed monthly. Metro-level estimates for screening, not underwriting.
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Memphis investor FAQ
Is Memphis good for DSCR loans?
Yes — Memphis, TN scores 85/100 on our DSCR market index (#4 of 15 metros tracked). Its rent-to-price ratio of 0.86% (avg rent $1,400/mo vs $162,000 median price) pencils to an illustrative 1.22 DSCR on the median deal at 20% down, as of June 2026 data.
What is the average rent in Memphis?
Average rent in Memphis, TN is approximately $1,400 per month against a median home price of $162,000 (June 2026 metro-level estimate, refreshed monthly). Year-over-year rent growth is 3.1%.
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