Recording Fee Reference Guide
50-State Real Estate Deed Recording Fees
Base fees set by each state’s recording statute. Counties add their own surcharges (technology, archive, housing funds), so the county’s current fee schedule is the final word before you file.
Deed recording fees by state
Base amounts under the cited statute. Rows marked “checked” were confirmed against an official source on October 3, 2026.
| State | Recording Office | First Page Base | Each Addl Page | Real Estate Transfer Tax | Statute Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | Judge of Probate | $27.00 | $3.00 | $1.00 per $1,000 of value (Deed Tax) | Ala. Code § 12-19-90 |
| Alaska (AK) | State Recorder's Office | $25.00 | $5.00 | None (No state real estate transfer tax) | Alaska Admin Code 11 AAC 06 |
| Arizona (AZ) | County Recorder | $30.00 | $0.00 | $2.00 flat affidavit of property value fee | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-475 (Flat-fee recording state) |
| Arkansas (AR) | Circuit Clerk (ex-officio Recorder) | $15.00 | $5.00 | $3.30 per $1,000 of purchase price ($2.20 state / $1.10 county) | Ark. Code Ann. § 21-6-306 |
| California (CA) | County Recorder | $14.00 | $3.00 | $1.10 per $1,000 (Documentary Transfer Tax plus SB2 $75 building homes fee) | Cal. Gov. Code § 27361 & § 27388.1 |
| Colorado (CO) | County Clerk and Recorder | $13.00 | $5.00 | $0.01 per $100 documentary fee on consideration over $500 | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-420 |
| Connecticut (CT) | Town Clerk | $60.00 | $5.00 | 0.75% state conveyance tax (up to $800k) + 0.25% municipal conveyance tax | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-34a |
| Delaware (DE) | Recorder of Deeds | $35.00 | $9.00 | 4.0% total realty transfer tax (2.5% state / 1.5% local standard split) | 9 Del. C. § 9605 |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Recorder of Deeds | $31.50 | $0.00 | 1.1% state deed transfer tax (<$400k) or 1.45% (>=$400k) + matching recordation tax | D.C. Code § 42-1103 |
| Florida (FL) | Clerk of the Circuit Court | $10.00 | $8.50 | $0.70 per $100 ($0.60 in Miami-Dade) Documentary Stamp Tax | Fla. Stat. § 28.24 & § 201.02 |
| Georgia (GA) | Clerk of Superior Court | $25.00 | $0.00 | $1.00 for the first $1,000 + $0.10 for each additional $100 (Georgia Real Estate Transfer Tax) | O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 (flat $25 per instrument since Jan. 1, 2020) ✓ checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Hawaii (HI) | Bureau of Conveyances | $41.00 | $1.00 | Conveyance tax tiered from 10¢ to $1.25 per $100 depending on home value and homeowner status | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501 & § 502 (Single statewide recording system) |
| Idaho (ID) | County Clerk (ex-officio Recorder) | $15.00 | $3.00 | None (Idaho has no real estate transfer tax) | Idaho Code § 31-3205 |
| Illinois (IL) | Recorder of Deeds / County Clerk | $60.00 | $2.00 | $1.00 per $1,000 state tax + $0.50 per $1,000 county tax (plus municipal stamps where applicable) | 55 ILCS 5/3-5018 |
| Indiana (IN) | County Recorder | $25.00 | $5.00 | None (No transfer tax; $20 sales disclosure filing fee) | Ind. Code § 36-2-7-10 |
| Iowa (IA) | County Recorder | $12.00 | $5.00 | $1.60 for the first $1,000 + $0.80 per each additional $500 (Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax) | Iowa Code § 331.604 |
| Kansas (KS) | Register of Deeds | $21.00 | $17.00 | None (Mortgage registration tax abolished) | K.S.A. 28-115 |
| Kentucky (KY) | County Clerk | $46.00 | $3.00 | $1.00 per $1,000 (Deed Transfer Tax) | KRS 64.012 & KRS 142.050 |
| Louisiana (LA) | Clerk of Court (ex-officio Recorder) | $105.00 | $10.00 | None (No state transfer tax; New Orleans imposes municipal transfer doc tax) | La. R.S. 13:844 |
| Maine (ME) | Register of Deeds | $22.00 | $2.00 | $2.20 per $500 ($4.40 per $1,000) split evenly between buyer and seller | 33 M.R.S. § 751 |
| Maryland (MD) | Clerk of the Circuit Court (Land Records) | $60.00 | $0.00 | 0.5% State Transfer Tax (0.25% for first-time Maryland homebuyers) + County transfer tax (0.5% - 1.5%) | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 3-601 |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Registry of Deeds | $155.00 | $0.00 | $4.56 per $1,000 of consideration (Deeds Excise Tax) | M.G.L. c. 262 § 38 |
| Michigan (MI) | Register of Deeds | $30.00 | $0.00 | $3.75 per $500 state tax + $0.55 per $500 county tax ($8.60 total per $1,000) | MCL 600.2567 (Flat-rate recording) |
| Minnesota (MN) | County Recorder | $46.00 | $0.00 | 0.33% Deed Tax (0.34% in Hennepin/Ramsey counties) | Minn. Stat. § 357.18 (Flat-fee per document) |
| Mississippi (MS) | Chancery Clerk | $26.00 | $1.00 | None (Mississippi has no real estate transfer tax) | Miss. Code § 25-7-9 |
| Missouri (MO) | Recorder of Deeds | $24.00 | $3.00 | None (Missouri Constitution prohibits transfer taxes) | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.310 |
| Montana (MT) | County Clerk and Recorder | $8.00 | $5.00 | None (Montana has no real estate transfer tax) | Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-2631 |
| Nebraska (NE) | Register of Deeds | $10.00 | $6.00 | $2.25 per $1,000 of value (Documentary Stamp Tax) | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-109 & § 76-901 |
| Nevada (NV) | County Recorder | $42.00 | $1.00 | $1.95 to $2.55 per $500 Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) | NRS 247.305 & NRS 375 |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Register of Deeds | $20.00 | $4.00 | $0.75 per $100 ($15.00 per $1,000) split evenly between buyer and seller ($7.50 each) | RSA 478:17-g & RSA 78-B |
| New Jersey (NJ) | County Clerk | $40.00 | $10.00 | Realty Transfer Fee (RTF) graduated scale based on total sale price | N.J.S.A. 22A:4-4.1 & N.J.S.A. 46:15-7 |
| New Mexico (NM) | County Clerk | $25.00 | $0.00 | None (New Mexico has no real estate transfer tax) | NMSA 1978, § 14-8-15 (Flat document fee) |
| New York (NY) | County Clerk | $50.00 | $5.00 | 0.4% state transfer tax ($2.00 per $500) + 1% mansion tax over $1M + NYC Real Property Transfer Tax (1% - 2.625%) | NY CPLR § 8021 & NY Tax Law § 1402 |
| North Carolina (NC) | Register of Deeds | $26.00 | $4.00 | $1.00 per $500 ($2.00 per $1,000) Excise Stamp Tax on conveyances | N.C.G.S. § 161-10 ($26 covers the first 15 pages) ✓ checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| North Dakota (ND) | County Recorder | $20.00 | $5.00 | None (North Dakota has no deed transfer tax) | N.D.C.C. § 11-18-05 |
| Ohio (OH) | County Recorder | $34.00 | $8.00 | $1.00 per $1,000 state base conveyance fee + up to $3.00 per $1,000 permissive county fee | Ohio Rev. Code § 317.32 & § 319.54 |
| Oklahoma (OK) | County Clerk | $18.00 | $2.00 | $0.75 per $500 Documentary Stamp Tax | 28 O.S. § 32 & 68 O.S. § 3201 |
| Oregon (OR) | County Clerk (Recording) | $93.00 | $5.00 | None (Except Washington County 0.1% transfer tax) | ORS 205.320 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Recorder of Deeds | $60.00 | $4.00 | 1.0% state Realty Transfer Tax + 1.0% local municipal/school tax (2.0% standard; 4.278% in Philadelphia) | 42 P.S. § 21051 & 72 P.S. § 8101-C |
| Rhode Island (RI) | City or Town Clerk | $49.00 | $1.00 | $2.30 per $500 ($4.60 per $1,000) Real Estate Conveyance Tax | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-7 & § 44-25-1 |
| South Carolina (SC) | Register of Deeds | $25.00 | $0.00 | $1.85 per $500 ($3.70 per $1,000) Deed Recording Fee | S.C. Code Ann. § 8-21-310 (Flat $25 fee) |
| South Dakota (SD) | Register of Deeds | $30.00 | $0.00 | $0.50 per $500 ($1.00 per $1,000) Real Estate Transfer Fee | SDCL § 7-9-15 (Flat $30 per document) |
| Tennessee (TN) | Register of Deeds | $15.00 | $5.00 | $0.37 per $100 ($3.70 per $1,000) State Recordation Tax | Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-1001 & § 67-4-409 |
| Texas (TX) | County Clerk | $25.00 | $4.00 | None (Texas has NO state or local real estate transfer tax) | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 118.011 ($25 + $4 per page in Harris, Dallas and Travis counties) ✓ checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Utah (UT) | County Recorder | $40.00 | $0.00 | None (Utah has no real estate transfer tax) | Utah Code § 17-21-18.5 (Flat $40 document fee) |
| Vermont (VT) | Town Clerk | $15.00 | $15.00 | Property Transfer Tax 0.5% (first $100k principal residence) + 1.45% on balance | 32 V.S.A. § 1671 & § 9602 |
| Virginia (VA) | Clerk of the Circuit Court | $21.00 | $5.00 | $0.25 per $100 state recordation tax + $0.0833 per $100 local tax (plus grantor tax $0.50 per $500) | Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-275 & § 58.1-801 |
| Washington (WA) | County Auditor (Recording) | $303.50 | $1.00 | Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) 1.1% to 3.0% depending on selling price | RCW 36.18.010 (about $303.50 for a standard document including state surcharges) ✓ checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| West Virginia (WV) | County Clerk | $27.00 | $1.00 | $1.65 per $500 ($1.10 state / $0.55 county) Excise Tax on property transfers | W. Va. Code § 59-1-10 & § 11-22-2 |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Register of Deeds | $30.00 | $0.00 | $3.00 per $1,000 of value Real Estate Transfer Return (RETR) | Wis. Stat. § 59.43 (Flat $30 document fee) |
| Wyoming (WY) | County Clerk | $12.00 | $3.00 | None (Wyoming has no real estate transfer tax) | Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-402 |