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COUNTY RECORDER ADDRESS CONTACT COUNTY TAX
Per $1,000
CITY TAX
Per $1,000
TOTAL Per $1,000
Property Value
ESCROW
FEES
TITLE
FEES
Alameda
1106 Madison Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Map
510.272.6362
888.280.7708

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays*)
$1.10

*City of Alameda Buyer/Seller Split

(Split Buyer/Seller)    
Alameda -$12.00
Albany - $15.00
*Berkeley -  See Below
**Emeryville - See Below
Hayward - $8.50
***Oakland - See Below
Piedmont - $13.00
San Leandro - $11.00

*Berkeley $1,000 to $1,600,000 = $15.00
$1,600,001 Plus = $25.00
**Emeryville
$1,000 to $999k - $12.00

$ 1,000,000 to $2,000,000 - $15.00 $2,000,001 to $9,999,999 - $25.00

***Oakland $1,000 to $300,000 = 1%
$301,000 to $2,000,000 = 1.5%
 $2,000,001 to 5,000,000 = 1.75%
$5,000,001 Plus = 2.5%


Alameda -$13.10
Albany - $16.10
*Berkeley - $1.10 + See Below
Emeryville - See Below
Hayward - $9.60
***Oakland - $1.10 + See Below
Piedmont - $14.10
San Leandro - $12.10
All Others $1.10

*Berkeley $1,000 to $1,600,000 = $15.00
$1,600,001 Plus = $25.00
**Emeryville
$1,000 to $999k - $13.10
$ 1,000,000 to $2,000,000 - $16.10 $2,000,001 to $9,999,999 - $26.10
***
Oakland $100 to $300,000 = 1%
$301,000 to $2,000,000 = 1.5%
 $2,000,001 to 5,000,000 = 1.75%
$5,000,001 Plus = 2.5%

Buyer Buyer
Alpine 99 Water Street
P.O. Box 217
Markleeville, CA 96120
Map
530.694.2286

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split Buyer/Seller  Buyer
Amador 810 Court Street
Jackson, CA 95642
Map
209.223.6468

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site
 

(Negotiable/
Usually Split)

$1.10

 

$1.10

Split Buyer/Seller Buyer

Butte

 

530.538.7691

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site

 


(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split Buyer/Seller Split Buyer/Seller

Calaveras

891 Mountain Ranch Rd.
San Andreas, CA 95249
Map
209.754.6372

County Web Site


Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split Buyer/Seller Split Buyer/Seller

Colusa

546 Jay Street
Suite 200
Colusa, CA 95932
Map
530.458.0500

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split Buyer/Seller Split Buyer/Seller

Contra Costa

555 Escobar Street
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553
Map
925.335.7900

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Split Buyer/Seller)     
 *Richmond -See Below
El Cerrito - $12.00

*Richmond $ 100 to $999,999 = 0.7%
$ 1,000,000 to $2,999,999 = 1.25% $ 3,000,000 to $9,999,999 = 2.5%
$ 10,000,000 and above = 3%

    
*Richmond - $1.10 + See Below
El Cerrito - $13.10

All Others $1.10
*
Richmond $ 100 to $999,999 = 0.7%
$ 1,000,000 to $2,999,999 = 1.25% $ 3,000,000 to $9,999,999 = 2.5%
$ 10,000,000 and above = 3%

Buyer

Buyer

Del Norte

981 H Street
Suite 160
Crescent City, CA 95531
Map
707.464.7216

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10

Split Buyer/Seller

Split Buyer/Seller

El Dorado 360 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Map
530.621.5490

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

  $1.10

Split Buyer/Seller

Split Buyer/Seller

Fresno 2281 Tulare Street
Room 302
Fresno, CA 93721
Map
559.488.3471

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split Buyer/Seller Seller
Glenn 516 West Sycamore St.
Willows, CA 95988
Map
530.934.6412

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

  $1.10 Split Buyer/Seller Split Buyer/Seller
Humboldt 825 5th Street
Fifth Floor
Eureka, CA 95501
Map
707.445.7593

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Imperial 940 Main Street
Suite 202
El Centro, CA 92243
Map
760.482.4272

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site
 


(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Inyo 168 N Edwards Street
P.O. Drawer F
Independence, CA 93526
Map
760.878.0222

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Kern 1530 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Map
661.868.6400

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Selle
Split: Ridgecrest
Kings 1400 W Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230
Map
559.582.2311
    Ext. 2470

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Lake 255 North Forbes
Lakeport, CA 95453
Map
707.263.2293

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Buyer Buyer
Lassen 220 South Lassen Street
Suite 5
Susanville, CA 96130
Map
530.251.8217

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Los Angeles 12400 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, CA 90650
Map
800.815.2666

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Seller Pays)             
Culver City -
Below $1,499,999 - 0.45%
$1,500,000-$2,999,999 - 1.5%

$3,000,000-$9,999,999 - 3%
Above $10,000,000 - 4%

*Los Angeles -
Below $5,150,000 - $4.50
$5,150,00-$10,300,000 - 4.45%

$10,300,001+ - 5.95%

Pomona - $2.20
Redondo Beach - $2.20
Santa Monica -
$1,000 - $4,999,999 - $3.00
$5,000,000 - $6.00
Above $8,000,000 - $56.00

*Additional Communities

       
Culver City - Varies
Los Angeles - Varies
Pomona - $3.30
Redondo Beach - $3.30
Santa Monica -
 
$1,000 - $4,999,999 =  $4.10
$5,000,000 - $8,000,000 = $7.10
Above $8,000,001 = $57.10

All Others - $1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Madera 200 West 4th Street
Madera, CA 93637
Map
559.675.7724

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
 Buyer/Seller
Chowchilla and
Mountain Areas

Seller
Valley Areas
Marin 3501 Civic Center Drive
Suite 232
San Rafael, CA 94903
Map
415.499.6092

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Seller Pays)          
 San Rafael -$2.00

   

     
San Rafael -$3.10

All Others $1.10
 

Buyer Buyer
Mariposa 4982 10th Street
P.O. Box 35
Mariposa, CA 95338
Map
209.966.2332

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Mendocino 501 Low Gap Road
Room 1020
Ukiah, CA 95482
Map
707.463.4376

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Buyer Buyer
Merced 2222 M Street
Merced, CA 95340
Map
209.385.7627

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

$1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Modoc 204 South Court Street
Alturas, CA 96101
Map
530.233.6205

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Mono 74 School Street
Annex I (Library Bld. 1st Fl.)
P.O. Box 237
Bridgeport, CA 93517
Map
760.932.5530

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Monterey 168 West Alisal Street
1st Floor
Salinas, CA 93901
P.O. Box 29
Salinas, CA 93902
Map
831.755.5041

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
 Buyer/Seller

Seller
Salinas
Monterey Peninsula
Napa 900 Coombs Street
Room 116
P.O. Box 298
Napa, CA 94559
Map
707.253.4105

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

  $1.10 Buyer Buyer
Nevada 950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
Map
530.265.1221

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

  $1.10 Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Orange 12 Civic Center Plaza
Room 101
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Map
714.834.2500

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Placer 2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Map
530.886.5600

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Plumas 520 Main Street
Courthouse Room 102
Quincy, CA 95971
Map
530.283.6218

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Riverside 2720 and 2724 Gateway Dr.
Riverside, CA 92507
Map
P.O. Box 751
Riverside, CA 92502
951.486.7000

County Web Site
 

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Seller Pays)
Riverside City - $1.10

 


Riverside City - $2.20

     All Others - $1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Sacramento 600 8th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Map

P.O. Box 839
Sacramento, CA 95812
916.874.6334

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10


Buyer/Seller Split 50/50
Sacramento City - $2.75

 


Sacramento City - $3.85

     All Others - $1.10

Split Buyer/Seller Seller
San Benito 440 5th Street
2nd Floor, Room 206
Hollister, CA 95023
Map
831.636.4046

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Seller Seller
San Bernardino 222 West Hospitality Lane
4th Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Map
909.387.8322

County Web Site

Mobile County Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
San Diego
1600 Pacific Highway
Suite 260
San Diego, CA 92101
Map
 
619.238.8158

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Seller

San Francisco 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
City Hall, Room 190
San Francisco, CA 94102
Map
415.544.5596

County Web Site

Mobile County Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
See Total >

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

Sales Price/Fee Per $1000
$100 and < $250K = $5.00
$250K and < $1Mil = $6.80
 $1 Mil and < $5 Mil = $7.50
$5 Mil and < $10 Mil = $22.50
$10 Mil and < $25 Mil = $55.00
$25 Million Plus = $60.00
Commercial Rate
$10 Mil and < $25 Mil = 5.5%
$25 Million Plus = 6.0%

Buyer Buyer
San Joaquin 44 N San Joaquin Street
Suite 260
Stockton, CA 95202
Map
209.468.3939

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10


 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
San Luis Obispo 1055 Monterey Street
Room D120
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Map
805.781.5080

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
San Mateo 555 County Center
First Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
Map
650.363.4500

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

(Split Buyer/Seller*) 
San Mateo - Under $10,000,000 - 0.5%
Equal or Above $10,000,000 - 1.5%
*Hillsborough - $0.30 Negotiable

   
San Mateo - Varies
Hillsborough - $1.40 Negotiable
 
All Others - $1.10

Buyer Buyer
Santa Barbara 1100 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Map

P.O. Box 159
Santa Barbara, CA 93102

805.568.2250

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Seller
Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street
East Wing, 1st Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
Map
408.299.5688

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Buyer/Seller Split 50/50  
Mountain View - $3.30
Palo Alto - $3.30
San Jose
   - $3.30
$2 Mill to $5 Mill - 0.75%
$5 Mill to $10 Mill - 1.0%
>$10,000,000 - 1.5%

  
Mountain View - $4.40
Palo Alto - $4.40
San Jose - Varies Based on Sales Price

All Others - $1.10 

Seller Seller
Santa Cruz 701 Ocean Street
Room 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Map
831.454.2800

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Shasta 1450 Court Street
Suite 208
Redding, CA 96001
Map
530.225.5671

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Sierra 100 Courthouse Square
Suite 11
Downieville, CA 95936
Map


P.O. Drawer D
Downieville, CA 95936
530.289.3295

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Siskiyou 311 Fourth Street
Room 108
Yreka, CA 96097
Map
530.842.8065

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller
Split
Buyer/Seller
Solano 675 Texas Street
Suite 2700
Fairfield, CA 94533
Map
707.784.6290

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Seller Pays)           
Vallejo - $3.30
 


Vallejo - $4.40

All Others - $1.10
Buyer Buyer
Sonoma 585 Fiscal Dr
Suite 103-F
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Map

P.O. Box 1709
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707.565.2651

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

(Seller Pays)            
Santa Rosa - $2.00
Petaluma - $2.00

 

      Santa Rosa - $3.10
Petaluma - $3.10

All Others - $1.10

Buyer Buyer
Stanislaus 1021 I Street
Suite 101
Modesto, CA 95354
Map
209.525.5250

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site

 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Turlock
Split
Buyer/Seller

All Others
Seller

Sutter 433 2nd Street
Yuba City, CA 95991
Map
530.822.7134

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

$1.10

Seller

Seller

Tehama 633 Washington Street
Room 11
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Map
530.527.3350

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Split
Buyer/Seller

Trinity 11 Court Street
P.O. Box 1215
Weaverville, CA 96093
Map
530.623.1215

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Split
Buyer/Seller

Tulare 221 South Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93291
Map
559.636.5051

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Seller

Tuolumne 2 South Green Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Map
209.533.5531

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Split
Buyer/Seller

Ventura 800 S Victoria Ave.
Ventura, CA 93009
Map
805.654.2295

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

 

$1.10

Split
Buyer/Seller

Seller

Yolo 625 Court Street
Room B01
Woodland, CA 95695
Map

P.O. Box 1130
Woodland, CA 95776

530.666.8130

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10


 

$1.10

Buyer
Davis

Seller
All Other

Buyer
Davis

Seller
All Other

Yuba 915 8th Street
Suite 107
Marysville, CA 95901
Map

530.749.7850

County Web Site

Recorder Web Site
 

(Seller Pays)
$1.10

Requires DTT
Affidavit

 

$1.10

Seller

Seller

   
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