California recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How California charges are calculated
Recording totals and the combined transfer-tax rate must be confirmed with the recorder and entered. The estimate then itemizes deed, mortgage and release charges for the transaction.
Rates checked Oct 18, 2026. Check the official sources for changes since this date.
Covered transactions and locations
Standard instruments for an ordinary taxable sale in one jurisdiction. No exemptions, gifts, family transfers, assumed liens, refinances, amendments, prior-tax credits, multiple jurisdictions or nonstandard documents. Recorder-confirmed full recording totals and complete transfer-tax rate are required; exemptions and specialty transactions require direct review.
58 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Official sources
- https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/fees — checked 2026-10-18
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip — checked 2026-10-18
- https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder/property-document-recording/fees — checked 2026-10-21