Maine recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Maine charges are calculated
Transfer tax is calculated from property value using the catalog’s value bands. Deed and mortgage recording charges are calculated separately by page count.
Rates checked Oct 13, 2026. Check the official sources for changes since this date.
Covered transactions and locations
Standard private-party instruments for an ordinary taxable sale in one county. No exemptions, nominal-value or gift transfers, foreclosures, government parties, controlling-interest transfers, refinance credits or unusual instruments. A discharge must be a complete discharge.
16 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, York
Official sources
- https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/33/title33sec751.html — checked 2026-10-13
- https://www.maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/inline-files/bull31.pdf — checked 2026-10-13