Statutory Real Property Reference Guide
50-State Real Estate Deed Recording Fees (2026)
Real property recording fees are mandated by state statutes and local county ordinances. Below is the nationwide comparison of base document fees, additional page rates, and documentary transfer tax regulations across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Nationwide Statutory Recording Fee Schedule
Standard residential deed recording fees (first page, additional pages, and statutory authority).
| 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) | District Recorder | $25.00 | $5.00 | None (No state real estate transfer tax) | Alaska Admin Code 11 AAC 06 |
| Arizona (AZ) | County Recorder & Clerk of Superior Court | $30.00 | $0.00 | $2.00 flat affidavit of property value fee | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-475 (Flat-fee recording state) |
| Arkansas (AR) | County Clerk & 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 Clerk-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 (Town-Based System) | $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 & Clerk of the Peace | $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 & Comptroller | $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 | $5.00 | $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 & § 48-6-1 |
| Hawaii (HI) | Statewide 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, Auditor and Recorder | $15.00 | $3.00 | None (Idaho has no real estate transfer tax) | Idaho Code § 31-3205 |
| Illinois (IL) | County Clerk & Recorder | $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 & Clerk of Circuit Court | $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 Division) | $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) | Register 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 / Registrar of Titles | $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) | 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 / County Clerk | $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 & County Clerk | $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 / Register of Deeds | $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 (Office of City Register for NYC) | $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 & § 105-228.30 |
| 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 & Clerk of Common Pleas Court | $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 / Department of Assessment and Taxation | $93.00 | $5.00 | None (Except Washington County 0.1% transfer tax) | ORS 205.320 |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Recorder of Deeds & Register of Wills | $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) | Town Clerk / City Clerk (Municipality-Based) | $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 (ROD) / Clerk of Court | $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) | County Register of Deeds & County Clerk | $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 & Ex-Officio Recorder | $26.00 | $4.00 | None (Texas has NO state or local real estate transfer tax) | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 118.011 |
| Utah (UT) | County Recorder & County Clerk | $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 (Municipal-Based) | $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 Division) | $203.50 | $1.00 | Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) 1.1% to 3.0% depending on selling price | RCW 36.18.010 (High base recording fee due to state housing surcharge) |
| 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 & County Clerk | $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 & Ex-Officio Register of Deeds | $12.00 | $3.00 | None (Wyoming has no real estate transfer tax) | Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-402 |
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