Deed Recording Fee Calculator

Recording fees from page count and jurisdiction.

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This calculator provides general estimates only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws, regulations, and court procedures vary significantly by jurisdiction. Consult a licensed attorney in your area for advice specific to your situation.

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How to Use This Calculator

Enter Number of Documents to record (deed, mortgage, assignments, releases).
Set Pages per Document to calculate page-based county fees.
Enter your county's First Page Fee and Additional Page Fee rates (check your county recorder's website).
Add Non-Standard Documents and surcharge if any documents have formatting issues.
Input Indexing Fee per Document and any Certified Copies you need.
Review Total Recording Cost to budget this closing expense accurately.

How the result changes with Number of Documents

Number of Documents	Total Recording Cost
2.9	$153.55
7.65	$388.68
13	$653.50
18	$901.00

What each input means

Number of Documents: Total documents to record (deed, mortgage, assignments, etc.).
Pages per Document: Average number of pages per document.
First Page Fee ($): County fee for the first page of each document.
Additional Page Fee ($): Fee for each page after the first in a document.
Non-Standard Documents: Number of non-conforming documents (oversized, wrong margins, etc.).
Non-Standard Surcharge ($): Per-document surcharge for non-standard formatting.
Indexing Fee per Doc ($): County indexing fee per document.
Certified Copy Fee ($): Fee per certified copy of a recorded document.
Certified Copies Needed: Number of certified copies to order.

What each result means

Total Recording Cost: Complete cost to record all documents.
Base Recording Fee: First-page and additional-page fees for all documents.
Non-Standard Surcharges: Total surcharges for non-conforming documents.
Total Indexing Fees: Sum of per-document indexing fees.
Certified Copy Fees: Cost of certified copies.
Total Pages: Total number of pages across all documents.
Average Cost per Document: Total recording cost divided by number of documents.
Average Cost per Page: Total recording cost divided by total pages.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Number of Documents = 3, Pages per Document = 4, First Page Fee ($) = 14, Additional Page Fee ($) = 8.5 = 9 input(s) provided
Calculate Total Recording Cost
Total Recording Cost = r(totalRecordingCost)
158.5 = $158.5
Calculate Base Recording Fee
Base Recording Fee = r(baseRecordingFee)
118.5 = $118.5
Calculate Non-Standard Surcharges
Non-Standard Surcharges = r(totalNonStandardFee)
0 = $0