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Med Center Sacramento, CA

Home to Sacramento’s biggest medical facilities

Upscale Hospital University

As its name implies, Med Center is home to several medical facilities. A Shriners Hospitals for Children, the University of California Davis Medical Center, the University of California Davis School of Medicine, and other medical facilities are in this neighborhood. Along with housing the Sacramento Charter High School, Med Center is convenient to several excellent schools, including the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Med Center features upscale rental options within or near the neighborhood. There are only a few small cafes in the community, but Midtown and Downtown Sacramento are less than five miles away, giving residents access to a wide variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Med Center is $932 for one bedroom, and $1,080 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Med Center has increased by 0.8% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 800 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $932/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,078 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,080/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Very Walkable

Walkability

80 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Extremely Noisy

Quiet Score

10 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Sutter's Fort State Historical Monument
  • Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
  • Paradise Beach County Recreation Area
  • California State Capitol Museum
  • Governor's Mansion State Historic Park

Airports

  • Sacramento International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.