Why travel nurses pick Dorchester.

Dorchester is the value pick. The Red Line runs the full length of the neighborhood, with stations at JFK/UMass, Savin Hill, Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont — putting BMC, Tufts, MGH, and the Longwood corridor within fifteen to thirty-five minutes of a Bartlett residence. The housing stock is the densest concentration of three-family wood-frame buildings in the city, and the rental price-per-square-foot is meaningfully lower than the rest of our footprint.

For a six-month or year-long assignment, Dorchester gives travel nurses more space, more residential calm, and a deeper connection to a real Boston neighborhood than the equivalent rent buys in Cambridge or the South End.

Commute times to Boston hospitals.

Boston Medical Center — 15–25 minutes via Bus 8 or Red Line transferring to Orange.
Tufts Medical Center — 15–20 minutes on the Red Line.
Massachusetts General Hospital — 20–30 minutes on the Red Line.
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston Children's, Dana-Farber — 25–35 minutes via Red Line transferring to Green Line E (Longwood Medical Area).
Logan International Airport — 25–35 minutes via Red Line transferring to Blue or Silver.

Getting around Dorchester.

The Red Line

Stations at JFK/UMass, Savin Hill, Fields Corner, Shawmut, and Ashmont. Frequent service into downtown and Cambridge, with overnight bus replacement on the late-night corridors.

Mattapan High-Speed Line

Vintage trolleys from Ashmont through Lower Mills to Mattapan — useful for the southern parts of the neighborhood and a small daily charm if you live near it.

Key MBTA buses

Routes 22, 23, and 28 serve the western Dorchester and Roxbury corridor, including direct connections to BMC and Longwood. Route 8 runs to BMC, the South End, and Kenmore.

Bluebikes & parking

Bluebikes at most Red Line stations and on Ashmont Hill. Every Bartlett residence in Dorchester includes a dedicated off-street parking spot, and resident street permits are available through the City of Boston for tenants with multi-month leases.

The local guide.

Eat & drink

Tavolo — Italian at Ashmont; the neighborhood's go-to for a real dinner.
Ashmont Grill — New American, comfortable, reliable.
dbar — bistro on Dorchester Avenue, late-night cocktails on weekends.
Pho Hoa — Vietnamese at Fields Corner; the noodle move after a shift.
Yellow Door Taqueria — tacos in Savin Hill.
Lower Mills Tavern — neighborhood standard, dependable.
Dorchester Brewing Co. — massive taproom on Mass Ave.
The Industry — bar and food in Adams Village.
Eire Pub — JFK / Bill Clinton-stop institution.

Coffee

Greenhills Irish Bakery in Adams Village.
Flat Black (Lower Mills) — roastery and café.
Park Café in Savin Hill — brunch and sandwiches.
Boston Bakes for pastries on Adams.

Move

BSC Adams Village — full gym.
Beacon Health & Fitness on Neponset Avenue.
YMCA Fields Corner — pool and classes.
Pope John Paul II Park — river trail.
Franklin Park — zoo, golf, trails, the Emerald Necklace.
Neponset River Greenway — bike to Milton and back.

Provisions

Whole Foods (South Bay) for the full grocery run.
Stop & Shop (Morrissey) — large with drive-up.
C-Mart Asian Grocery for specialty.
Star Market (Adams) — local.
Tropical Foods for Caribbean and Latin pantry.

Days off

JFK Library & Museum — harbor views, free for MA residents.
Dorchester Heights Monument — Revolutionary-era walk.
Castle Island — fifteen minutes by car.
Strand Theatre — local performances at Uphams Corner.

"More space than I'd ever rented before, a parking spot, and BMC was a single-seat bus ride. I extended my contract twice." — recent Bartlett tenant

Available residences in Dorchester.

We refresh inventory as residences turn — see all current listings or the Dorchester listing below.

Furnished residences in Dorchester.