Maryland recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Maryland charges are calculated
Recording fees depend on page count and whether the property is the buyer’s principal residence. State transfer, county transfer and recordation taxes depend on consideration, county rules and first-time buyer qualification. Mortgage treatment here is limited to purchase-money deeds of trust recorded with the deed.
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. No agricultural land, leases, controlling interests or assumptions. Mortgage/deed of trust must be purchase money recorded with the deed.
20 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Allegany County, Baltimore County, Calvert County, Caroline County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Frederick County, Harford County, Howard County, Kent County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Washington County, Wicomico County, Worcester County
Official sources
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=3-601&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj§ion=13-604&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=12-108&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=12-103&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=13-203&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=13-207&enactments=false — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/circuit — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/mms%20-%20134354301302557168%20-%2000d%20County%20Tax%20Rates.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/kent/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/11475019 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/11475007 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/queenannes/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/7129051 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/stmarys/records — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/md/st._mary's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIGELE_CH267TAGE_ARTXIRETA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/md/st._mary's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIGELE_CH267TAGE_ARTXVREPRTRTA — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/somerset/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/talbot/records — checked 2026-10-12
- https://talbotcountymd.gov/uploads/File/finance/2027%20Budget/Bill%201625%20(FY27%20Budget%20and%20Appropriation%20Ord.)%20As%20Amended,%20Enacted,%20and%20Enrolled.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/10158840 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/washington/recordingfees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/wicomico/recordingfees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/10172735 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/worcester/recordingfees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/14012307 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/kent/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/mms%20-%20134354301302557168%20-%2000d%20County%20Tax%20Rates.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/allegany/fees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/calvert/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.carolinemd.org/507/Recordation-Taxes — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/8726568 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/8726491 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ccgprod1.carrollcountymd.gov/media/tznpudcc/recordation-tax.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/cecil/recordingfees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.cecilcountymd.gov/368/Recordation-Transfer — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/27241942 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/30600598 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/pubs/LegisLegal/County-Legislation/2026-Charles-County-2025-04.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/dorchester/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/allegany/fees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/mms%20-%20134354301302557168%20-%2000d%20County%20Tax%20Rates.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/frederick/recordingfees — checked 2026-10-12
- https://frederickcountymd.gov/7861/Record-a-Deed — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/howard/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://apps.howardcountymd.gov/olis/api/Documents/LegislationDocument/45067 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/clerks/howard/pdfs/hb1604.pdf — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/harford/landrecords — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.harfordcountymd.gov/Faq.aspx?TID=56 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://ecode360.com/9372060 — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/budfin/taxpayer-services/deed-transfer-recordation — checked 2026-10-12
- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0602?ys=2026RS — checked 2026-10-12
- https://princegeorgescourts.org/217/Land-Records — checked 2026-10-12
- https://library.municode.com/md/prince_george's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10FITA_DIV7TATACR — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.aacounty.org/finance/tax-information/recordation-and-transfer-tax — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.baltimorecity.gov/finance/our-work/public-info/recordation-tax — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.baltimorecity.gov/property-transfer — checked 2026-10-12
- https://baltimorecitycourt.org/clerks-office/land-records-licenses-division/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cct/departments/land-records.html — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/SolutionView.aspx?SolutionId=1-2IHFYY — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/council-updates-recordation-tax-rates-increase-resources-school-construction-montgomery-county-construction-projects-affordable-housing — checked 2026-10-12
- https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cct/departments/land-records.html — checked 2026-10-12