Sacramento sits at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers in the heart of California's Central Valley, and it is one of the fastest-growing college markets in the West. Sacramento State draws over 31,000 students to its campus along the American River Parkway on J Street, while UC Davis enrolls more than 40,000 students just 15 miles west along I-80. The University of the Pacific in Stockton is another hour south on Highway 99. Together, these schools create a massive student population cycling in and out of housing every May and August in a region defined by extreme summer heat that makes self-service storage dangerous and DIY moving physically grueling.

Sacramento students face a specific problem: the city's dry, scorching summers, which routinely push past 100 degrees from June through September, make renting a truck and hauling furniture across town an exhausting and time-consuming ordeal. Meanwhile, non-climate-controlled storage facilities scattered along Stockton Boulevard and in the industrial corridors near Richards Boulevard expose belongings to temperatures that can exceed 130 degrees inside a sealed metal unit. Storage Scholars eliminates both problems with an all-inclusive, door-to-door service that includes climate-controlled storage built for the Central Valley's extreme heat.

Sacramento averages 40+ days above 100 degrees each summer, making it one of the hottest major cities in California. Inside a non-climate-controlled storage unit, temperatures can soar to 130 or 140 degrees during peak afternoon hours. Electronics overheat and degrade, vinyl warps, candles and cosmetics melt, leather cracks, and wooden furniture dries out and splits. Even clothing can develop permanent discoloration from prolonged heat exposure. Storage Scholars stores all belongings in climate-controlled facilities where temperatures are maintained between 60 and 80 degrees year-round. Whether you are storing from May through August or extending through the fall, your items stay protected from the Valley's punishing heat.

Sacramento International Airport serves students from across the country, and many Sac State and UC Davis students drive in from other parts of California via I-80 or Highway 99. Storage Scholars' Ship-to-School service lets you send boxes, furniture, and dorm essentials to our Sacramento facility before you arrive. We receive your shipments, hold them securely, and deliver everything to your room on move-in day. No need to rent a car, borrow a parents' vehicle, or ship oversized items through the postal service and hope they arrive intact.

Moving around the Sac State campus area means navigating J Street and Howe Avenue traffic, finding parking in the residential neighborhoods of College-Glen and Rosemont, and competing with other students for elevator access during peak move-out times. UC Davis students face their own challenges: narrow streets in downtown Davis, limited parking in the student apartment complexes along Russell Boulevard and Cowell Boulevard, and the 15-mile drive between Davis and Sacramento-area storage facilities. Storage Scholars handles all transportation with teams that know both campus areas, the I-80 corridor between them, and the best routes to avoid congestion during peak periods.