Buying a Home Near Fort Stewart: A Gate-by-Gate Guide for Military Families

Fort Stewart is enormous — roughly 280,000 acres along the Canoochee River — which means "living near Fort Stewart" can mean very different commutes and very different towns depending on which gate you use every day. Before you fall in love with a listing, it helps to know the base’s actual layout.

This guide covers the installation itself: its gates, its on-post neighborhoods, and the off-post areas immediately around it. For the surrounding towns in more depth, see our dedicated guides to Hinesville, Ludowici, and Richmond Hill.

Fort Stewart at a Glance

• One of the largest Army installations east of the Mississippi, home to the 3rd Infantry Division
  
  
• Sits along the Canoochee River amid roughly 280,000 acres of pine forest and training land
  
  
• About 42 miles from the Port of Savannah
  
  
• Wright Army Airfield (also called MidCoast Regional Airport) is located on Fort Stewart itself — it’s a separate facility from Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, a common point of confusion for incoming families
  
  

Know Your Gate Before You Pick a Neighborhood

Which gate you’ll use every day should factor into where you buy. Fort Stewart’s primary access points include:

• Gate 1 / Main Gate — W. General Screven Way, on the Hinesville side, open 24/7
  
  
• Gate 4 / Vanguard Road — at Highway 144 East, open 24/7
  
  
• Gate 5 / Gulick Gate — Gulick Avenue at Highway 119 and Highway 144 East, open 24/7
  
  
• Gate 9 / Wright Airfield Gate — serves the airfield area, open 24/7
  
  
• West Gate and East Gate (Troupe Gate) — POV gates with limited daily hours, generally around 5 a.m.–9 p.m.
  
  

→ Gate hours and configurations do change — confirm current hours at fortstewarthousing.com before you commit to a commute plan.

On-Post Housing

Fort Stewart’s privatized family housing (managed by Balfour Beatty Communities) is organized into several distinct neighborhoods, each with its own elected resident "mayor," part of the installation’s Community Council: North Bryan, Marne View, New Marne, Liberty Woods, Southern Oaks, and Coastal Ridge.

• Housing Services Office (for on- and off-post referrals): Bldg 707, 1746 William H. Wilson Ave, Fort Stewart, GA 31314 — (571) 801-3472
  
  
• Balfour Beatty Communities (privatized housing office): (912) 408-2467; emergency maintenance (912) 408-2466
  
  

Buying Off-Post

Most military buyers choosing to purchase rather than live on post end up in Hinesville (immediately adjacent to the Main Gate), Richmond Hill (a longer but popular commute, closer to Savannah), or Ludowici (the most affordable, off the Highway 84/119 corridor). Each has its own guide with real neighborhood names, price ranges, and school information — that’s where the more specific buying decisions happen. This page is about understanding the installation itself so those decisions make sense.

Schools

Families living off-post attend their county’s public schools — most commonly Liberty County Schools (Hinesville area). Families living on post, or who prefer it, have access to DoDEA schools operated on the installation: Diamond Elementary, Kessler Elementary, and Murray Elementary. Liberty County High School serves the surrounding public-school population.

What Homes Cost Near Fort Stewart

Zillow’s home value index for the immediate Fort Stewart/Liberty County area was $246,599 as of July 2026, down slightly (about 0.5%) year over year — among the more affordable markets in coastal Georgia. Exact pricing varies significantly by which town and neighborhood you’re in, which is why the town-specific guides matter more than a single installation-wide number.

Getting Your Housing Allowance Right

Your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is the number that should drive your budget conversation — and it changes by rank, dependency status, and year. Rather than relying on a number you saw on a blog, pull your current rate directly from the DoD’s official calculator before you start house-hunting.

On Post, Worth Knowing

The 3rd Infantry Division Museum, located on Fort Stewart, is open to the public and worth a visit if you want a sense of the installation’s history before you move. Army Community Service (ACS), Family and MWR, Child Development Centers, and the School Liaison Officer are all available to help with the practical side of relocating — register for CDC waitlists as early as possible.

Why Work With Kevin Thomas

Relocating to the Fort Stewart area — whether it's your first PCS or your fifth — deserves a buyer's agent who knows the area beyond the MLS listing sheet. Kevin Thomas is a military buyer's agent with Level 10 Real Estate Group, based in Coastal Georgia, who works specifically with families moving on Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield timelines.

• ✓ Straight answers about neighborhoods, schools, and commute — not just the sales pitch
  
  
• ✓ VA Loan guidance from pre-approval through closing
  
  
• ✓ Experience working around PCS timelines and remote/virtual home searches
  
  
• ✓ A local resource who keeps helping after closing day
  
  

Your Next Step

Call or text Kevin Thomas: (912) 980-6153

Kevin Thomas with Level 10 Real Estate Group helps military families relocating to the Fort Stewart area find the right home, use their VA Loan benefit wisely, and settle in with confidence.