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Chatham County
Port Wentworth

Housing permits · Georgia

Port Wentworth, GA building permits: new housing

1,792 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +96% on the year before, with $199M of construction value.

1,792
Housing units, last 12 months+96% vs. prior 12: $199M
Construction value: 76%
In 5+ unit buildings1,359 units: 182.6
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 9,812

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Richmond Hill729
Pooler695
Savannah516
Effingham County Unincorporated Area482
Chatham County Unincorporated Area411
Bryan County Unincorporated Area233
Rincon61
Garden City56

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Chatham County3,531
Savannah GA

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	47 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	91 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	92 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	119 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	277 units	252 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	592 units	540 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	60 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	96 units	57 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	97 units	54 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	111 units	62 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	94 units	90 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	457 units	450 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	169 units	106 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	433	433	$55.1M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	39	1,359	$144M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,562	792	$201M
2024	1,197	595	$146M
2023	164	0	$21.5M

Key facts

Port Wentworth, GA permitted 1,792 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $199,445,367 in construction value.
That is +96% compared with the 12 months before (914 units).
433 were single-family homes and 1,359 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (39 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $127,296.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 1 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 458 permit-issuing places in Georgia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,562 units were permitted ($201M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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