Home Value Trail

Port Wentworth, GA home price history and building permits

Chatham CountySavannah, GAGeorgia

  • Price trail: Chatham County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Chatham County, the county of Port Wentworth. The FHFA annual house price index for Chatham County increased by 119.9% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Port Wentworth authorized 1,814 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Chatham County, the county of Port Wentworth.

+119.9%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Chatham County increased by 119.9%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +8.2%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Chatham County+119.9%
Savannah, GA+117.9%
Georgia+110.1%
United States+85.0%
Chatham County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Chatham County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Chatham County, not of Port Wentworth. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Chatham County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,042.83+2.3%
20241,019.36+5.4%
2023967.46+15.1%
2022840.46+22.9%
2021683.83+11.8%
2020611.65+4.1%
2019587.81+5.4%
2018557.81+6.5%
2017523.98+3.9%
2016504.37+6.4%
2015474.23+4.6%
2014453.58+4.7%
2013433.13+4.0%
2012416.59−4.8%
2011437.80−7.2%
2010471.71−8.4%
2009514.89−4.9%
2008541.16−1.4%
2007548.69+5.6%
2006519.83+10.4%
2005470.97+12.6%
2004418.15+10.5%
2003378.33+5.0%
2002360.21+5.7%
2001340.83+6.2%
2000321.05+7.1%
1999299.77+5.4%
1998284.30+5.3%
1997269.98+4.8%
1996257.52+3.6%
1995248.55+4.4%
1994237.97+4.2%
1993228.45+3.6%
1992220.53+3.8%
1991212.38+1.8%
1990208.71+0.2%
1989208.34+0.8%
1988206.62+2.2%
1987202.26+1.4%
1986199.40+3.9%
1985191.96+8.3%
1984177.26+1.2%
1983175.15+3.8%
1982168.68+2.5%
1981164.64+20.8%
1980136.29+4.9%
1979129.87+3.3%
1978125.78+15.5%
1977108.94+6.9%
1976101.89+1.9%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Chatham County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Chatham County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Chatham County+2.3%+70.5%+119.9%+121.4%+224.8%+8.2%
Savannah, GA+2.5%+70.6%+117.9%+116.6%+211.2%+8.1%
Georgia+2.2%+57.6%+110.1%+100.2%+147.3%+7.7%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Port Wentworth. The first row is the index of Chatham County.

Building permits in Port Wentworth

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Port Wentworth authorized 1,814 housing units. That is 103.0 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 1,539 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Port Wentworth, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202616963106
Jul 2026000
Jun 20264577450
May 202694490
Apr 202631310
Mar 20261114962
Feb 2026974354
Jan 2026963957
Dec 202584840
Nov 202560600
Oct 202559252540
Sep 202523230
Aug 202527725252
Jul 202574740
Jun 202522220
May 20251191190
Apr 202592920
Mar 202591910
Feb 202584840
Jan 202544440
Dec 202447470
Nov 202450500
Oct 202414140
Sep 202462530595
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigurePort WentworthChatham CountyGeorgiaUnited States
All units1,8143,52060,9941,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit455 (25%)1,485 (42%)42,789 (70%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units01071634,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0057917,298
In buildings with 5 or more units1,359 (75%)2,025 (58%)16,910 (28%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents103.011.35.44.1
Change from the 12 months before+17.9%−13.1%+1.1%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Port Wentworth, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
20251,562770792
20241,197602595
20231641640
2022928128800
20212172170
2020404116288
20191191190
2018523143380
201745450
201624187154
20151211210
201422319330
201320618719
201218516520
20111191190
20101201200
20091191190
20081551550
20072332330
20063793790
200591910
200481810
2003220
2002220
2001110
2000220
1999752
1998220
1997110
1996660
1995110

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Port Wentworth, GA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/ga/port-wentworth/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Chatham County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 542000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Chatham County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Port Wentworth?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 455 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 1,359 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 1,539 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 1,814 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count increased by 17.9% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Port Wentworth has 103.0 units for each 1,000 residents. Chatham County has 11.3 units for each 1,000 residents. Georgia has 5.4 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Port Wentworth authorized 7,456 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2025, with 1,562.