JPS is Tarrant County's public hospital and its only Level I trauma center — the Fort Worth analog to Parkland, sitting a few blocks from Harris Methodist on the Near Southside. Same housing map as Harris, same Tarrant GSA locality, higher acuity.
The pockets that work
Near Southside / Magnolia
The whole district is a ten-minute world: hospital, coffee, gym, taco stand.
Fairmount
Historic district of small units and garage apartments — the best character-per-dollar on this list, found by walking it, not by app.
West 7th / Cultural District
Fall-back with reliable large-complex inventory and flexible terms.
Shift-schedule note
Trauma-center scheduling is the least predictable in the metro — living inside the ten-minute circle is worth real money here.
Run your numbers
Take the middle of a band above to the stipend-fit calculator, and read the week-8 guide before you sign anything with a 60-day notice clause.
Rent bands: public listing platforms, mid-2026, deliberately rounded — verify with the property before signing. GSA anchors: FY 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026). This file is educational research, not a housing offer or placement service.