# Apartment Locator Medical District | Free, No Credit Pull

> Apartment locator for the Dallas Medical District. Furnished units and leases for 13 week contracts near UT Southwestern and Parkland. Free to renters.

URL: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/neighborhoods/medical-district-southwestern/

# Medical District Dallas Apartment Locator: Homes Close to the Hospital Campus

The Medical District lines up UT Southwestern, Parkland and Children's Health along Harry Hines Boulevard, and most searches here start with a job at one of them. Newer midrises cluster on Maple Avenue and Medical District Drive. Older garden complexes line Harry Hines, Inwood and Maple, and that's where you'll find looser approval rules and short leases. A train stop sits right at the campus, which can save you a parking permit.

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## Medical District / Southwestern apartments by size this week

We checked 16 places in Medical District / Southwestern on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees.

- Studio: $1,175 a month typical, from $1,049, 11 places with one available, 6 with a special
- 1 Bedroom: $1,272 a month typical, from $972, 16 places with one available, 7 with a special
- 2 Bedroom: $1,767 a month typical, from $1,475, 14 places with one available, 7 with a special
- 3 Bedroom: from $2,290, 1 places with one available, 0 with a special
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## Medical District / Southwestern rents this week

We check these numbers every week. Updated November 6, 2026. Where a place has a firm move-in special, its rent counts the free rent spread evenly over the lease. Rents are before fees. 16 communities in Medical District / Southwestern had homes available; 7 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/

Our read this week: Count their free rent, and newer buildings here cost only about $28 a month more than middle age ones ($1,300 vs. $1,272 for a 1 bedroom). That's not much extra for a newer home. The typical studio dropped $79 since November 1. You get more space for your money with a 2 bedroom here: about $1.65 a square foot, compared with $1.93 for a 1 bedroom.

| Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studio | 11 | $1,049 | $1,101 to $1,303 | $1,175 | $2.21 | down $79 |
| 1 bed | 16 | $972 | $1,149 to $1,365 | $1,272 | $1.93 | no change |
| 2 bed | 14 | $1,475 | $1,607 to $1,839 | $1,767 | $1.65 | up $11 |
| 3 bed | 1 | $2,290 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |

| Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newer (Class A) | 7 | $1,300 | $1.98 | 43% | n/a |
| Middle (Class B) | 8 | $1,272 | $1.77 | 50% | n/a |
| Older (Class C) | 1 | n/a | $1.62 | 0% | n/a |

- Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $972 (506 sq ft), Class B
- Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,475 (913 sq ft), Class C
- Cheapest studio here: Studio listed from $1,049 (558 sq ft), Class B. Special: 4 Weeks Free + up To 8 Weeks Free
- Could be the cheapest 2 bedroom: 2 bed listed from $1,587 (1144 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to 6 Weeks Free on Select Apartments If Moved in By End of November
- Could be the cheapest studio: Studio listed from $1,065 (524 sq ft), Class A. Special: 1 Month Free on Select Studios and 1beds If Moved in By End of November; 2 Weeks Free on Future Homes

Rents are the lowest listed price for an available apartment of each size in our weekly check. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student communities. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply.
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## Areas we cover inside Medical District / Southwestern

- **Harry Hines Corridor**: Harry Hines Boulevard runs past Parkland, UT Southwestern and Children's Health. The Southwestern Medical District/Parkland DART station sits nearby, and apartments here range from older complexes to newer buildings a short walk from the hospitals.
- **Maple Avenue**: Maple runs from the Medical District toward Oak Lawn and Uptown. Older garden complexes and newer midsize buildings line it, and the hospitals are a quick drive west.
- **Medical District Drive**: The main road through the hospital campus, connecting Harry Hines to I-35E. Parkland Memorial Hospital and Clements University Hospital sit along this stretch.
- **Inwood Road**: Inwood runs north from the Medical District toward Love Field and Lovers Lane. The Inwood/Love Field DART station is on Inwood, and apartments here are a mix of older complexes and newer buildings.
- **Motor Street**: Motor Street links Harry Hines with Maple Avenue on the east side of the Medical District. Newer apartment buildings sit near it, and I-35E is right there.
- **Southwestern Medical Center Campus**: UT Southwestern's campus spreads along Harry Hines with Parkland and Children's Health next door. The closest apartments are along Harry Hines and Maple, and Oak Lawn and the Love Field area are a short drive.

## Medical District Apartments for Short Leases and Furnished Stays

- We settle lease length first, since a 13 week travel contract is priced nothing like a year lease
- Furnished and short stay units for hospital assignments, and we ask for the furnished premium in writing
- Ways to get approved for residents and new doctors with strong future income and a thin credit file
- Bedrooms that go fully dark and sit away from the pool, for anyone who sleeps days

## Getting to Campus: Trains, Driving and Parking

The corridor follows Harry Hines Boulevard from the Market Center area north toward Mockingbird Lane, with Maple Avenue, Medical District Drive and Inwood Road as its other main streets. UT Southwestern, Clements, Parkland, Children's Health and Zale Lipshy all sit on the campus.

Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station, on the Green and Orange lines, stops at the campus itself, and Inwood/Love Field station is one stop north. Campus parking permits cost extra and can have a waitlist, so a home within walking distance of either station can save you that cost. Love Field is a few minutes up Inwood.

Harry Hines and Inwood reach Stemmons in minutes, and Oak Lawn sits right next door, with Victory Park and the Design District a short drive south. With a job on campus, you can look in all three and keep the commute short.

## Three Kinds of Buildings, and Which One Fits You

The newest buildings are midrises on Maple and Medical District Drive, and they screen the usual way. Many accept a guarantee company, a larger deposit or proof of savings. Residents and new doctors with little credit history often go one of those ways.

In between sit older buildings with lighter updates, and the rules there depend on the management company. At the far end are the garden complexes along Harry Hines, Maple and Inwood. They're among the few places this close to downtown where a manager can still decide on an application by hand. A few offer month to month terms at a higher rent.

Pets are allowed across all three groups. Breed and weight rules change by owner, so we look them up for each property. Furnished and extended stay units here mostly serve hospital assignments and cost well above unfurnished ones.

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## Life around the Medical District

Daily life here runs on hospital shifts. The campus, a train stop and Love Field are all close, and the nearest green space and dinner choices are a short drive east or north.

### Shift commutes by car, train and trail

From the campus at 8am, we time it at about 12 minutes to Downtown, 21 to DFW Airport and half an hour to Legacy West. The Trinity Strand Trail passes the Parkland and Market Center DART stations and ends at Inwood station. A ride to the Design District stays off busy streets much of the way. Love Field is a few minutes up Inwood Road for work trips.

- **Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station** (rail station): The stop for the main campus on the Green and Orange lines; ride it and skip the permit lot.
- **Trinity Strand Trail** (trail): A paved ride from the hospitals toward the Design District; light traffic on weekday evenings after day shift.

### Green space close to the campus

Bachman Lake, north of Love Field, has a paved 3 mile path around the water. Jets land low overhead, and it's an easy run after a long shift. Park at the Bachman Recreation Center. The Katy Trail starts at American Airlines Center and runs 3.5 miles north to Mockingbird Station, a short drive east through Oak Lawn.

- **Bachman Lake** (lake): A short drive from the hospitals for a flat loop that clears your head after a night shift.
- **Katy Trail** (trail): Shaded and busy; weekday mornings and late evenings are the calm hours for a run.

### Dinner after the last shift

Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue are the closest restaurant streets, a few minutes east up Maple Avenue. Up Inwood Road at Lovers Lane, Inwood Village has patios and an Art Deco movie house that still shows films. The Design District's restaurants sit a few minutes south, off Oak Lawn Avenue.

- **Cedar Springs Road** (dining street): The nearest street for dinner and drinks after a shift, busiest on Friday and Saturday nights.
- **Inwood Village** (shopping center): An easy stop on the way home up Inwood Road for a meal or a late movie.

### Planes and games nearby

The Frontiers of Flight Museum sits at Love Field on Lemmon Avenue, with aircraft hanging overhead. American Airlines Center, about 10 minutes south, hosts Mavericks and Stars games from fall into spring.

- **Frontiers of Flight Museum** (museum): A day off pick a few minutes from campus, with planes and spacecraft on display.
- **American Airlines Center** (arena): Mavericks and Stars nights; ride DART to Victory station and skip arena parking.

### What we tell renters near the hospitals

If you sleep days, ask which way the bedroom faces and visit at the hour you'd be asleep. Homes near Bachman Lake hear planes on their way in to Love Field. On Mavericks and Stars nights, I-35E by the arena backs up before the game, which slows an evening drive south toward Downtown.

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## Medical District / Southwestern questions

### Is there travel nurse housing near the hospitals?

Yes. Furnished and extended stay units around the campus are set up for 13 week assignments at UT Southwestern, Parkland and Children's Health. Tell us your contract dates first, since many places price short stays very differently from a year lease.

### Can a resident or new physician with thin credit get approved?

Often, at the newer buildings and the ones in between. Many take a guarantee company, a bigger deposit or proof of savings when future income is strong and the credit file is short. Our [credit guide](/bad-credit-accepted/) explains the options.

### Can I take the train to my shift?

Yes. Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station on the Green and Orange lines sits at the campus, and Inwood/Love Field is one stop north. The Trinity Strand Trail links the station area to the Design District by bike.

### How do I find a quiet bedroom if I sleep days?

Ask which way the bedroom faces and how far it sits from the pool and courtyard, and visit at the hour you'd be asleep. Homes near Bachman Lake hear jets landing at Love Field.

### Is there an apartment locator near the Medical District?

Yes. We work with hospital staff on everything from travel contracts to residencies that run several years. We cover the garden complexes on Harry Hines and Maple and the newer midrises by campus, and we'll look for lease lengths that fit your contract. On a year lease near the hospitals, one bedrooms sit at a <span data-ar="a:medical-district-southwestern:1">$1,272</span> median, and the cheapest open unit nets <span data-ar="a:medical-district-southwestern:1:low">$972</span> with its special.

## Near Medical District / Southwestern

- [Oak Lawn](/neighborhoods/oak-lawn/): Turtle Creek · Cedar Springs · Medical District edge
- [Design District](/neighborhoods/design-district/): Trinity Groves · Riverfront · Wholesale District
- [Uptown](/neighborhoods/uptown/): McKinney Avenue · West Village · State-Thomas

## Looking in Medical District / Southwestern?

Send your start date and how long your assignment or residency runs, and we'll send homes near your campus that fit. For background, see [moving for a job](/corporate-relocation/), [approval with thin credit](/bad-credit-accepted/) and [monthly costs past rent](/true-monthly-cost/).

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