Travel nurse housing guides
How housing stipends and tax homes work, how to find a place for a 13-week contract, how to avoid rental scams, and housing advice by profession.
Tools and data
- Travel nurse stipend calculatorEstimate the lodging stipend for a contract from current GSA rates.
- Travel nurse stipends by stateGSA lodging and meal rates for every area with a hospital, with weekly maximums.
- Best cities for travel nurse stipendsWhere the GSA housing rate goes furthest against typical rent.
Guides for travel nurses and healthcare workers
- How the travel nurse housing stipend worksHow travel nurse housing stipends work: IRS tax home rules, why amounts follow GSA lodging rates by place and month, and taking the stipend vs agency housing.
- How housing works for travel nursesDo travel nurses get housing? How agency housing, stipends, furnished rentals, extended-stay hotels and rooms compare, plus timelines and what to ask a host.
- Travel nurse housing scams and how to avoid themHow rental scams target travel nurses, from copied listings to wire and gift card deposits. How to verify a host, and where to report fraud (FTC, IC3).
- Finding housing for a 13-week contractHousing for a 13-week travel contract: when to start looking, fixed vs month-to-month terms, extensions, stipend budgeting and a move-in checklist.
- Travel nurse tax home rulesTravel nurse tax home rules: the IRS three-factor test, duplicated expenses, the one-year rule, what happens without one, and the records to keep.
- Travel nurse housing sites comparedHow the main ways to find travel nurse housing compare on fees, lease terms and scam risk: Furnished Finder, Airbnb, Vrbo, corporate housing and more.
Housing by profession
- Short-term and furnished rentals for healthcare workersShort-term furnished rentals for travel nurses, allied health techs, therapists and locum providers. Search near 5,384 US hospitals. Free for renters.
- Housing for nurses on travel contracts and short-term movesFurnished apartments and short-term rentals for travel, per diem, crisis and relocating nurses. Search within 5 to 50 miles of your hospital. Free for nurses.
- Housing for travel therapistsFurnished monthly rentals for travel physical therapists, OTs, SLPs and respiratory therapists. Search by city or within 5 to 50 miles of a hospital.
- Housing for locum tenens physicians, CRNAs, NPs and PAsFurnished monthly rentals for locum tenens physicians, CRNAs, NPs and PAs. Search near 5,384 US hospitals, message hosts privately, and pay nothing to rent.
- Housing for medical residents and fellowsApartments and furnished rentals for medical residents and fellows: 12-month leases near your program, plus short stays for interviews and away rotations.
- Housing for away rotations, sub-internships and clerkshipsFurnished monthly rentals for away rotations, sub-internships and clerkships. Search near your host hospital and find a place that fits a four-week rotation.
- Housing for travel CNAs and LPNsFurnished monthly rentals and private rooms for travel CNAs and LPN/LVNs, near hospitals, nursing homes and rehab centers. Free to search and message hosts.
- Housing for strike, crisis and rapid-response nursesFurnished rentals for strike, crisis and rapid-response nurses. When agency hotels don't fit, find a place that can start on short notice near your hospital.
- Housing for travel nurse practitioners, PAs and CRNAsFurnished monthly rentals for travel and locum nurse practitioners, physician assistants and CRNAs. Search near 5,384 US hospitals. Free for providers.
- Housing for clinical rotations: nursing, PA, NP, pharmacy, PT and OT studentsFurnished rentals and private rooms for nursing, PA, NP, pharmacy, PT and OT students on clinical rotations. Search near your clinical site. Free to use.
- Housing for travel radiology and imaging techsFurnished monthly rentals for travel X-ray, CT, MRI, cath lab and ultrasound techs. Search near your hospital or by city, and message hosts for free.
- Housing for travel surgical techs and OR staffFurnished monthly rentals for travel surgical techs, OR staff and sterile processing techs. Search near your hospital or surgery center. Free for renters.
- Housing for travel lab scientists and techniciansFurnished monthly rentals for travel medical lab scientists, MLTs and histotechs. Search near your hospital or lab, filter by move-in date, and rent free.
- Housing for travel pharmacists and pharmacy techsFurnished monthly rentals for travel and locum pharmacists and pharmacy techs, hospital or retail. Search near your pharmacy or hospital. Free for renters.
For property owners
- Renting your property to travel nurses and traveling professionalsWhat travel nurses look for in a rental, typical 13-week contract lengths, how to furnish and price for stipends, and what listing on Med Pro Housing costs.