Section 8 apartments near the MATA Route 50 — Poplar Avenue
MATA Route 50 runs Poplar Avenue east from Downtown Memphis through Medical District, Overton Square, and East Memphis into Germantown. Memphis's primary east-west trunk bus route.
No source-of-income protection in effect
Memphis has a Fair Housing Ordinance that lists source of income as a protected class, BUT the ordinance has NO private right of action — only the City of Memphis Office of Fair Housing can enforce it, individual voucher-holders cannot sue. NAACP LDF's 2024 "Bad Housing Blues" report documents widespread ongoing SOI discrimination in Memphis despite the ordinance. Legal recourse for voucher-holders here is effectively minimal.
2-bedroom Section 8 payment standards along the line
| Neighborhood | ZIP | 2BR payment standard / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Memphis | 38103 | $1,910 |
| Medical District | 38104 | $1,470 |
| Overton Square | 38104 | $1,470 |
| Parkway Village | 38118 | $1,230 |
| Binghampton | 38112 | $1,080 |
| Nutbush | 38108 | $1,060 |
Stations
- 1North End Terminal— Downtown Memphis
- 2Poplar / Cleveland (Medical District)— Medical District
- 3Poplar / East Parkway— Overton Square
- 4Poplar / Highland— Binghampton
- 5Poplar / Perkins— Nutbush
- 6Poplar / Ridgeway— Parkway Village
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