Pennsylvania recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How Pennsylvania charges are calculated
State and local realty transfer taxes depend on the municipality and school district. County recording charges may depend on pages, names and parcels.
Rates checked Oct 11, 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 and school district; no family/government exemptions or assumed liens.
28 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Adams County, Allegheny County, Bedford County, Berks County, Blair County, Bucks County, Carbon County, Chester County, Columbia County, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Delaware County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Greene County, Indiana County, Luzerne County, McKean County, Mercer County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia County, Potter County, Snyder County, Susquehanna County, Tioga County, Washington County, Wyoming County
Official sources
- https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/realty-transfer-tax — checked 2026-10-11
- https://apps.dced.pa.gov/Munstats-public/ReportInformation2.aspx?report=taxes_Dyn_Excel — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/document-recording-and-service-fees/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/property-taxes/realty-transfer-tax/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://assets.montgomerycountypa.gov/files/2026-06/Fee%20Chart%20Effective%206.25.2026.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/2710/Realty-Transfer-Tax — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.buckscounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9921/ROD-Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://buckscounty.gov/613/Transfer-Tax — checked 2026-10-11
- https://delcopa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/RoDFees_1225.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://delcopa.gov/recorder-deeds/transfer-taxes — checked 2026-10-11
- https://chesco.org/428/Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/81799 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.chesco.org/m/faq?cat=90 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-records/document-recording-and-service-fees/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://wyomingcountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/ROD-Fee-Schedule-as-of-11-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://wyomingcountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Mandated-Fee-Amendment-11-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://wyomingcountypa.gov/register-recorder/fees-requirements/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.yorkcountypa.gov/561/Recording-Fees — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.yorkcountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2156/Recording-Requirements-PDF — checked 2026-10-11
- https://wyomingcountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/ROD-Fee-Schedule-as-of-11-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://countyofelkpa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025-Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://courts.eriecountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/12.1.2025FeeScheduleROD.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://courts.eriecountypa.gov/index.php/departments/clerk-of-records/recorder-of-deeds/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://fayettecorecorderpa.gov/fee-schedule/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://fayettecorecorderpa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Fayette_Recorder_Recording_Fee_Schedule_2026.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://warrenforestcourt.org/documents/fees/Forest-Co-2025-Recorder-Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.franklincountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Recorder-of-Deeds-PERMANENT-Fee-Schedule-07.01.26.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://franklincountypa.gov/departments/register-recorder/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://co.fulton.pa.us/files/live-folders/prothonotary-fee-schedules/Recorders%20Fee%20Sheet.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://greenecountypa.gov/resources/53270 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://huntingdoncountycourt.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RD-Fees-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.indianacountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/new-fee-schedule-WEBSITE-12.01.2025-ROD.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.indianacountypa.gov/wp-content/uploads/website-recording-requirements.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.jeffersoncountypa.gov/departments/register-recorder/fees/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.jeffersoncountypa.gov/departments/department-of-development/property-tax/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://countyofelkpa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025-Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/getmedia/aa8d33bf-3308-4d97-afc8-e170d5196e0c/RecorderofDeedsFeeSchedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/regrec/recorder-of-deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://monroecountypa.gov/getmedia/27bb20cd-d9fe-4b00-9deb-ef563cfe5459/20251117_Recorder_FeeBill_Revised.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.monroecountypa.gov/Departments/Recorder-of-Deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.montourcounty.gov/getmedia/00644ec1-65d9-4168-a50d-4499c34364a2/deedsfees.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.montourcounty.gov/departments/recorder-of-deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.norcopa.gov/corecode/uploads/document6/uploaded_pdfs/corecode/recorderofdeeds_feeschedule_120125_43.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://norcopa.gov/recorder-of-deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://northumberlandcountypa.gov/htdocs/wp-content/uploads/documents/RegisterRecorder/fees20251121_ADA.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://northumberlandcountypa.gov/deed-recording-requirements/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://perryco.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fee-ScheduleRecorders.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://perryco.org/departments/orphans-court/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.pikepa.org/Document%20Center/Government/Recorder%20of%20Deeds/ROD%20Fee%20Schedule%2012-1-25.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.pikepa.org/government/recorder_of_deeds/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://pottercountypa.gov/Documents/Departments/Register%20and%20Recorder/ROD%202026%20FEE%20SCHEDULE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://pottercountypa.gov/Documents/Departments/Register%20and%20Recorder/RequirementsForRecordings.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.schuylkillcountypa.gov/government/recorder_of_deeds.php — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.schuylkillcountypa.gov/Document_Center/Government/Recorder%20of%20Deeds/Recorders%20Fee%20Schedule%2011142025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.snydercounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RECORDER-OF-DEEDS-FEE-SCHEDULE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.snydercounty.org/departments/register-recorder/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mifflincountypa.gov/getmedia/aa8d33bf-3308-4d97-afc8-e170d5196e0c/RecorderofDeedsFeeSchedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cameroncountypa.com/2025%20&%202026%20RECORDER%20OF%20DEEDS%20FEE%20SCHEDULE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cameroncountypa.com/government/recorder_of_deeds_register_of_wills___clerk_of_orphans_court_office.php — checked 2026-10-11
- https://carboncounty.com/Document%20Center/Service/Recorder%20of%20Deeds/change%20of%20fee/RECORDING%20FEES%20EFFECTIVE%2011-17%202025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://carboncounty.com/government/row_offices/recorder_of_deeds.php — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.centrecountypa.gov/421/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Bill — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.centrecountypa.gov/420/Realty-Transfer-Tax-Rates — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.centrecountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6271 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.clarion.pa.us/calendar_app/Document%20Center/Government/Register%20Recorder/Rec_Deeds_Fee_Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.clarion.pa.us/calendar_app/Document%20Center/Government/Recording_Requirements.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.clarion.pa.us/government/elected_officials/register___recorder/index.php — checked 2026-10-11
- https://clearfieldcountypa.gov/178/Recorder-of-Deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/RecorderOfDeedsFeeSchedule11-17-25.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/RecorderofDeedsRealtyTransferTaxPolicy.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.columbiapa.org/registerrecorder/RecordingRequirements.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://crawfordcountypa.net/government/register-recorder/recorder-of-deeds-fee-schedule/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://crawfordcountypa.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UNIFORM_PARCEL_IDENTIFIER_ORDINANCE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cumberlandcountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/52740/Fee-Schedule-111725 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cumberlandcountypa.gov/428/Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cumberlandcountypa.gov/4872/Real-Estate-Transfer-Tax — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.dauphincounty.gov/docs/default-source/recorder/Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.dauphinc.org/deeds/calc_iframe.asp — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.dauphincounty.gov/government/publicly-elected-officials/recorder-of-deeds/faq — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cameroncountypa.com/2025%20&%202026%20RECORDER%20OF%20DEEDS%20FEE%20SCHEDULE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.somerset.pa.us/department.asp?deptnum=51 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.somerset.pa.us/files/recorder_files/feeschedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://sullivancountypa.gov/s/RecorderFeeSchedule2026updated12-31-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://sullivancountypa.gov/offices/prothonotary — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.susqco.com/getmedia/a1e7d89d-9bec-4df9-a956-51e59651feb5/Fee-Schedule-effective-January-1-2026.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://tiogacountypa.us/getmedia/083e8cbb-acd0-43e8-8edf-6112c69db53d/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Bill-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://tiogacountypa.us/departments/register-recorder/fee-bill — checked 2026-10-11
- https://tiogacountypa.us/departments/register-recorder — checked 2026-10-11
- https://unioncountypa.org/recorder-of-deeds/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://unioncountypa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.venangocountypa.gov/Documents/Departments/Elected%20Officials/Register%20and%20Recorder/Recorder%20of%20Deeds%20Fee%20Schedule%20November%202025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.warrencountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3293/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule-Update-11-17-2025 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.warrencountypa.gov/1199/Register-Recorders-Office — checked 2026-10-11
- https://cms.washingtoncopa.gov/uploads/2026_Fee_Bill_6ef9e370b2.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://washingtoncopa.gov/recorder-of-deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.waynecountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8609/Recorder_of_Deeds_Fee_Schedule_eff_1122026 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.waynecountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8612/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule-11172025 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.waynecountypa.gov/481/Recorder-of-Deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.somerset.pa.us/files/recorder_files/feeschedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.adamscountypa.gov/getmedia/1f7b731c-0d74-43ec-8101-e003b8f71d3d/Fee-Bill-Recorder-of-Deeds-Schedule-12-01-25.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.alleghenycounty.us/files/assets/county/v/7/government/property-assessments-and-real-estate/documents/recording-fee-2026.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Services/Property-Assessments-and-Real-Estate/Realty-Transfer-Taxes — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Services/Property-Assessments-and-Real-Estate/Realty-Transfer-Taxes/Local-Tax-Rates — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.armstrong.pa.us/images/departments/registerrecorder/recorderofdeedsfees.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.co.armstrong.pa.us/index.php/county-government-m/register-recorder-m/recording-requirements-m — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.beavercountypa.gov/getmedia/39337425-ce49-4d64-a2a8-430a5cdca880/2025-Fee-Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.beavercountypa.gov/Departments/Recorder-of-Deeds — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.bedfordcountypa.org/11.25%20updated%20fee%20brochure.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.berkspa.gov/getmedia/79554373-a56a-46f3-acc7-f1da14e76b49/Fee-Schedule-REVISED-(11-14-2025)_1.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://berkspa.gov/departments/recorder-of-deeds/fee-schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.blaircountypa.gov/departments/rr/rd-fee-schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.blaircountypa.gov/departments/tax-claim/repository-list-sales — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.bradfordcountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1513/Recorder-of-Deeds-2026-Fee-Schedule-updated-41426 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.bradfordcountypa.gov/324/Register-Recorder — checked 2026-10-11
- https://butlercountypa.gov/265/Deeds-Mortgages — checked 2026-10-11
- https://butlercountypa.gov/264/Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cambriacountypa.gov/download/59/recorder-of-deeds-office/14397/12-01-25-fee-schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.cambriacountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds-office/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.adamscountypa.gov/getmedia/1f7b731c-0d74-43ec-8101-e003b8f71d3d/Fee-Bill-Recorder-of-Deeds-Schedule-12-01-25.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.juniatacountypa.gov/252/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.juniatacountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/269/UPI-Notice-PDF — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lackawannacounty.org/Document_center/Government/Elected%20Officials/Recorder%20Of%20Deeds/021926%20RecorderofDeeds_RecordingFees.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lackawannacounty.org/Document_center/Government/Elected%20Officials/Recorder%20Of%20Deeds/demolition%20fee%20notice.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lackawannacounty.org/Document_center/Government/Elected%20Officials/Recorder%20Of%20Deeds/UPI-policy.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lackawannacounty.org/Document_center/Government/Elected%20Officials/Recorder%20Of%20Deeds/RTT%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%205.2.22.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://ww2.lackawannacounty.org/uploads/rod/Muni%20RTT%20rate%20sheet%202012.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lancasterdeeds.com/recording-information/fee-schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lawrencecountypa.gov/getmedia/9b299810-353d-496c-89dc-46a40ad72a26/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule-Final-Update.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lawrencecountypa.gov/getmedia/c7622742-c4fe-461a-a8c4-0dfe559cbc18/State-Mandated-Fee-Increase-11-28-2025.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.lebanoncountypa.gov/getmedia/139702ce-f5ae-4ec9-a666-e725047f6617/FEE-SCHEDULE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.luzernecounty.org/948/Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.luzernecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/47959/ROD-FEE-SCHEDULE-EFFECTIVE-7-1-26 — checked 2026-10-11
- https://lycomingcountypa.gov/2025%20FEE%20SHEET-%241.00%20INCREASE.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mckeancountypa.gov/government/other_elected_officials/recorder_of_deeds/fees.php — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mckeancountypa.gov/government/other_elected_officials/recorder_of_deeds/ — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mercercountypa.gov/recorders/2026-27.Recorder.Fee.Schedule.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mercercountypa.gov/recorders/FeeSchedule.htm — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.mercercountypa.gov/recorders/UPI.Frequently.Asked.Questions.pdf — checked 2026-10-11
- https://www.juniatacountypa.gov/252/Recorder-of-Deeds-Fee-Schedule — checked 2026-10-11