Rents are 9% below what Port Wentworth's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,784 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Port Wentworth is 3.5% below its high of $1,849 in July 2025, at $1,784 as of September 2026.
Rent in Port Wentworth changed -2.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 115 Georgia cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.3%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,731) is $1,993 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,860); a 3-bedroom is $2,500.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Port Wentworth. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Port Wentworth, GA is majority owner-occupied, 25% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Port Wentworth, GA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Port Wentworth, GA has shifted from $1,572 to $1,784, up 13.5% since 2022. On the earnings side, the typical household in Port Wentworth, GA now reports about $79,731, up from $77,093 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Port Wentworth, GA adding about 2,390 residents over the five-year window, up 22.8% on net. The renter share has risen from 21.5% to 41.4%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 29.1% to 25% across the same window. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Port Wentworth, GA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Port Wentworth is $1,784/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,550/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,860/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,680/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,500/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($79,731/yr), Port Wentworth ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 2.8% over the past year.
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