Travel healthcare planning

Travel Nurse City Guides

Research the costs that can change the value of an assignment — temporary housing, food, transportation and everyday expenses — before deciding whether the pay package works for you.

Start with a destination

Each guide combines our editable planning estimates with assignment-specific considerations such as major hospital systems, commute planning and nursing-license information. Use the guide for research, then plug your actual offer into the calculator.

Planning your housing budget?

Housing can change the value of an assignment quickly. Our housing guide explains furnished rentals, extended stays, utilities, deposits, parking and commute costs.

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Ohio

Columbus

Plan a Columbus assignment with estimates for temporary housing, food and transportation, plus major hospital systems including Ohio State, OhioHealth and Nationwide Children's.

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Ohio

Cleveland

Plan a Cleveland assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Ohio licensing considerations.

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Indiana

Indianapolis

Plan an Indianapolis assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Indiana licensing considerations.

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Oregon

Portland

Plan a Portland assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Oregon licensing considerations.

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California

Los Angeles

Plan a Los Angeles assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and California licensing considerations.

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Florida

Orlando

Plan an Orlando assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Florida compact-licensure considerations.

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New York

New York City

Plan a New York City assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and New York licensing considerations.

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Plan a Philadelphia assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Pennsylvania licensing considerations.

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Maryland

Baltimore

Plan a Baltimore assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Maryland compact-licensure considerations.

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District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.

Plan a Washington, D.C. assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and D.C. licensing considerations.

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Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Plan a Pittsburgh assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Pennsylvania compact-licensure considerations.

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Michigan

Detroit

Plan a Detroit assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Michigan licensing considerations.

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Minnesota

Minneapolis

Plan a Minneapolis assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Minnesota licensing considerations.

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Missouri

St. Louis

Plan a St. Louis assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Missouri compact/licensing considerations.

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Ohio

Cincinnati

Plan a Cincinnati assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Ohio compact/licensing considerations.

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California

Sacramento

Plan a Sacramento assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and California licensing considerations.

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Nevada

Las Vegas

Plan a Las Vegas assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Nevada licensing considerations.

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Florida

Tampa

Plan a Tampa assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Florida compact/licensing considerations.

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North Carolina

Raleigh

Plan a Raleigh assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and North Carolina compact/licensing considerations.

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Utah

Salt Lake City

Plan a Salt Lake City assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Utah compact/licensing considerations.

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Missouri

Kansas City

Plan a Kansas City assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Missouri compact/licensing considerations.

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Arizona

Phoenix

Estimate Phoenix assignment costs and consider the impact of furnished housing, driving distances and the metro area's major healthcare systems.

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Tennessee

Nashville

Explore a Nashville assignment budget with housing and transportation planning plus major systems such as Vanderbilt, TriStar and Ascension Saint Thomas.

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Colorado

Denver

Plan a Denver assignment with temporary-housing and transportation estimates plus major healthcare systems such as UCHealth, HCA HealthONE, Intermountain Health and Children’s Hospital Colorado.

View Denver guide →
Massachusetts

Boston

Plan a Boston assignment with higher-cost housing and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Massachusetts licensing considerations.

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Washington

Seattle

Plan a Seattle assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Washington licensing considerations.

View Seattle guide →
Texas

Austin

Plan a Austin assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Texas licensing considerations.

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Texas

Dallas

Plan a Dallas assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Texas licensing considerations.

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Texas

Houston

Plan a Houston assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Texas licensing considerations.

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Florida

Miami

Plan a Miami assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Florida licensing considerations.

View Miami guide →
Georgia

Atlanta

Plan an Atlanta assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Georgia licensing considerations.

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Illinois

Chicago

Plan a Chicago assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and Illinois licensing considerations.

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North Carolina

Charlotte

Plan a Charlotte assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and North Carolina licensing considerations.

View Charlotte guide →
California

San Francisco

Plan a San Francisco assignment with furnished-housing, transportation and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and California licensing considerations.

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California

San Diego

Plan a San Diego assignment with higher-cost housing and everyday living estimates, plus major healthcare systems and California licensing considerations.

View San Diego guide →

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Compare housing before you accept an assignment

Each city guide now includes a furnished-housing checklist to help you compare rent, utilities, commuting, parking, deposits and cancellation terms before replacing the calculator's planning estimate with your real expected cost.