Delaware recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Delaware charges are calculated
The estimate combines state and municipal realty transfer taxes with county recording charges. The selected municipality and first-time buyer qualification can affect tax; some local rules still require review.
Rates checked Oct 12, 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. Choose the exact municipality or unincorporated area; special local first-time-buyer rules may require manual review.
3 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County
Official sources
- https://delcode.delaware.gov/title30/c054/sc01/index.html — checked 2026-10-12
- https://delcode.delaware.gov/title9/c096/index.html — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.kentcountyde.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/content-publishers/deeds/deeds-pdf/forms-new/fees-schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.kentcountyde.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/content-publishers/deeds/deeds-pdf/forms-new/realty-transfer-tax-rates.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.kentcountyde.gov/My-Government/Departments/Deeds-Office/Recording-Forms — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/7601800 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://delaware.gov/guides/municipalities/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://charters.delaware.gov/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://woodside.delaware.gov/realty-transfer-tax-fee — checked 2026-10-12
- https://charters.delaware.gov/woodside.html — checked 2026-10-12
- https://charters.delaware.gov/kenton.html — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/de/dover/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH102TA_ARTIIIRETRTA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/de/smyrna/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITOCO_CH62TA_ARTIIRETRTA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/de/milford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIGELE_CH178RETRTA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/10132133 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/de/clayton/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7TA_ART7.1TRTA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://camden.delaware.gov/files/2014/11/Amendment-to-Ordinance-23-Realty-Transfer-Tax.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://wyoming.delaware.gov/files/2014/12/21-11-Realty-Transfer-Tax-Ordinance.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://hartly.delaware.gov/taxes-fees/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://littlecreek.delaware.gov/taxes-fees/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.kentcountyde.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/content-publishers/deeds/deeds-pdf/forms-new/fees-schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/de/new_castle_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ART3OFEM — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/new_castle_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH14FITA_ART10REPRTRTA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://delcode.delaware.gov/title9/c081/sc01/index.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://delcode.delaware.gov/title22/c016/index.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://delaware.gov/guides/municipalities/ — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/wilmington/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIWICO_CH44TA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/newark/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_CH13FIRETA_ARTIVRETRTA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8875223 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8866733 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/7272360 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/delaware_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICHDECI_CH3TA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://townsendde.municipalcodeonline.com/book?type=ordinances#name=4.08_Real_Estate_Transfer_Tax — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/smyrna/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITOCO_CH62TA_ARTIIRETRTA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/clayton/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7TA_ART7.1TRTA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://charters.delaware.gov/odessa.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://charters.delaware.gov/newport.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://charters.delaware.gov/bellefonte.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://arden.delaware.gov/home/ordinances-town-charter/ — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ardentown.delaware.gov/bylaws-ordinances-permits/ — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ardencroft.delaware.gov/permits-laws-and-code/ — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/new_castle_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ART3OFEM — checked 2026-10-12
- https://sussexcountyde.gov/recorder-deeds-fee-schedule — checked 2026-10-13
- https://sussexcountyde.gov/recording-tax-information — checked 2026-10-13
- https://sussexcountyde.gov/sites/default/files/PDFs/ROD_Town_Transfer_Tax.pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8882909 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://delaware.gov/guides/municipalities/ — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/11902457 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8859729 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/7030181 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8863799 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8869010 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/42386128 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/6476705 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8870283 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/7034011 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8027711 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/7144255 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/10829172 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8878080 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/7275307 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/6175045 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/8880446 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://ecode360.com/36494916 — checked 2026-10-13
- https://library.municode.com/de/milford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIGELE_CH178RETRTA — checked 2026-10-13
- https://www.seafordde.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_16487754/File/Government/Departments%20and%20Offices/Code/City%20Code/Chapter%2018%20REALTY%20TRANSFER%20TAX%20(created%202019%2008%2015%20by%20MJB).pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://www.townoflaurel.net/pdfs/Code_-_112_-_157_1788181100663_1.pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://blades.delaware.gov/files/2014/07/428-Transfer-Tax-Ordinance.pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://greenwood.delaware.gov/files/2020/05/C-7A.pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://slaughterbeach.delaware.gov/files/2021/05/Town-Code-Updated-Through-5-28-21.pdf — checked 2026-10-13
- https://sussexcountyde.gov/recorder-deeds-fee-schedule — checked 2026-10-12