Medical Center Area is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas with a population of 4,152. Medical Center Area is in Harris County and is one of the best places to live in Texas. Living in Medical Center Area offers residents an urban feel and most residents rent their homes. In Medical Center Area there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals live in Medical Center Area and residents tend to have moderate political views. The public schools in Medical Center Area are above average.
The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is a 2.1-square-mile (5.4 km2) medical district and neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Over 60 medical institutions, largely concentrated in a triangular area between Brays Bayou, Rice University, and Hermann Park, are members of the Texas Medical Center Corporation—a non-profit umbrella organization—which constitutes the largest medical complex in the world. The TMC has an extremely high density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research.
