West Virginia recording fees & transfer taxes
Itemized deed and mortgage estimates.
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How West Virginia charges are calculated
Deed transfer charges combine the state component with county and farmland-protection rates. Local rates must be confirmed with the clerk and entered explicitly.
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. County and farmland rates must be supplied and verified with the clerk, including zero. No trustee/tax sales or mixed property.
55 reviewed recording locations in this snapshot; availability also depends on the document and recording date.
Barbour County, Berkeley County, Boone County, Braxton County, Brooke County, Cabell County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Doddridge County, Fayette County, Gilmer County, Grant County, Greenbrier County, Hampshire County, Hancock County, Hardy County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Kanawha County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mason County, McDowell County, Mercer County, Mineral County, Mingo County, Monongalia County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Nicholas County, Ohio County, Pendleton County, Pleasants County, Pocahontas County, Preston County, Putnam County, Raleigh County, Randolph County, Ritchie County, Roane County, Summers County, Taylor County, Tucker County, Tyler County, Upshur County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wetzel County, Wirt County, Wood County, Wyoming County
Official sources
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-10/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5a-8-15/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/11-22-2/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/11-22-1/ — checked 2026-10-12
- https://sos.wv.gov/west-virginia-county-clerk-directory — checked 2026-10-12
- https://wvfp.org/county-boards/ — checked 2026-10-12