Waterside at Rice Hope
Homes for Sale in Port Wentworth, GA

Waterside at Rice Hope market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $368K ($169 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 70 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 5% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Georgia MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 31407 (Port Wentworth), 74 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $343K ($208/sq ft), down 3.9% year over year, with a median 42 days on market. Right now 5 active and 1 pending listings put supply at about 0.9 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 31407 housing market.

Georgia MLS sales records identify 200 homes in Waterside at Rice Hope that have changed hands since 2024, built between 2023 and 2025 (median 2024), with a median living area of about 1,616 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Georgia MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community. Georgia has no statewide parcel roll comparable to Florida’s DOR file, so ownership and homestead shares are not shown.

Waterside at Rice Hope sits in Port Wentworth, within Chatham County, an area shaped more by its river-adjacent geography than by a built-out amenity package — current MLS listings show no community amenities identified, so the appeal here centers on the homes and location rather than a clubhouse or recreation roster.

With only nine closings feeding the current snapshot, Waterside at Rice Hope behaves less like a high-volume subdivision and more like a niche pocket of the Port Wentworth market. That thinness cuts both ways: sellers should not expect the pricing tension that comes with frequent, comparable sales, and buyers should not expect a deep bench of active listings to compare against. Every transaction here carries more weight in setting the going rate for the next one.

The median price-per-square-foot of $169.27 combined with a 69-day median market time suggests homes are being evaluated carefully rather than snapped up. That pace rewards patience — for a seller, it means pricing needs to reflect actual condition and comparable value rather than optimism; for a buyer, it means there is usually room to negotiate rather than a need to move on day one of a listing.

In a market this thin on closings, generic pricing tools and broad-brush comps do not hold up. We track the individual sales inside Waterside at Rice Hope directly, so pricing conversations are built on what has actually transacted here rather than a countywide average that may not reflect this specific pocket of Port Wentworth.

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