Reference · PA, NJ, DE

Recording fees and transfer taxes, county by county.

What it costs to record a deed, and what the realty transfer tax is, in each of the 91 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware counties where Precision Leverage Solutions has published verified figures. Every figure below comes from the county's own published fee schedule or ordinance, listed at the bottom of this page. Fees change, so confirm with the issuing office before a figure goes onto a settlement statement.

How to read these numbers

Three things cause most of the errors we see on settlement statements:

  • The recording fee is not one number. In Pennsylvania the published fee is a base that covers a set number of pages, names, and tax parcels, typically four pages, four names, and one parcel. Extra pages, extra names, and extra parcels are each billed on top. In Delaware the fee is charged per page from the first page. In New Jersey the counties publish a first-page price and charge per page after that.
  • Transfer tax and recording fee are unrelated charges. Transfer tax is a percentage of consideration owed to the Commonwealth, the municipality, and the school district in Pennsylvania, or to the State in Delaware. The recording fee is what the county charges to put the document on record. Quoting one and forgetting the other understates closing costs.
  • Pennsylvania's UPI step is not priced the same way everywhere. Most Pennsylvania counties we work in require UPI (Uniform Parcel Identifier) certification from the assessment office before the Recorder will accept the deed, and where that is a separate errand it costs roughly $10 to $20 per parcel and means the deed visits two offices in sequence. But check before you add it as a line: Cumberland's published deed fee already includes the $20 UPI where one is required, Chester's already includes one UPI, Berks requires UPI with no separate charge for the first parcel, and Lancaster publishes no UPI requirement at all. Adding $20 to a Cumberland or Chester quote overstates it. Where UPI is a separate step, that sequencing rather than the fee is the most common reason a Pennsylvania recording slips a day.
Recording feeHow each state prices a deed
  • PennsylvaniaA base that covers a set number of pages, names, and tax parcels, typically four pages, four names, and one parcel. Extras are billed on top.
  • DelawareCharged per page from the first page, so a long deed costs materially more than a short one.
  • New JerseyA first-page price, then per page after that.

Pennsylvania

Several of these changed in late 2025 or early 2026 with the Act 45 of 2025 increase to the Judicial Computer Project fee, which is why the effective dates cluster. Lancaster is the one row without an effective date: the Recorder's downloadable fee bill still shows the pre-Act 45 figure of $70.25 while the live fee page shows $71.25, a $1.00 JCP difference rather than a discrepancy. $71.25 is the current number.

CountyRealty transfer taxDeed recording feeRecorder of Deeds
Adams County2.0%$71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Adams County Recorder of Deeds
717-337-9826
Allegheny County2.0% to 5.0% depending on municipality and school district$200.00 for a deed, effective January 1, 2026Allegheny County Division of Real Estate
412-350-4636
Armstrong County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Armstrong County Register and Recorder
724-548-3280
Beaver County2.0%$91.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Beaver County Recorder of Deeds
724-770-4560
Bedford County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, fee bill effective November 20, 2025Bedford County Recorder of Deeds
814-623-4836
Berks County2.0% outside Reading, 5.0% in the City of Reading$88.00 for a deed of up to four pages, effective November 14, 2025Berks County Recorder of Deeds
610-478-3380
Blair County2.0%$87.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four namesBlair County Recorder of Deeds
814-693-3095
Bradford County2.0%$77.75 for a deed, per the 2026 fee schedule updated April 14, 2026Bradford County Register and Recorder
570-265-1702
Bucks County2.0%$82.75 for a deed of any form, effective January 1, 2026Bucks County Recorder of Deeds
215-348-6209
Butler County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, effective November 19, 2025Butler County Recorder of Deeds
724-284-5340
Cambria County2.0%$107.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Cambria County Recorder of Deeds
814-472-1473
Cameron County2.0%$84.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans Court
814-486-3349
Carbon County2.0%$102.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Carbon County Recorder of Deeds
570-325-2651
Centre County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.0%$71.25 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, plus a $10.00 UPI stampCentre County Recorder of Deeds
814-355-6801
Chester County2.0% in most municipalities, 3.5% in Coatesville$94.75 for a standard deed, effective December 1, 2025Chester County Recorder of Deeds
610-344-6330
Clarion County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Clarion County Register and Recorder
814-226-4000
Clearfield County2.0%$79.75 for a deed on the only posted schedule (dated March 27, 2020)Clearfield County Register and Recorder
814-765-2641
Clinton County2.0% (1.5% in Colebrook Township)$91.00 for a deed plus $15.00 per UPI, starting November 17, 2025Clinton County Register and Recorder
570-893-4010
Columbia County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Columbia County Register and Recorder
570-389-5632
Crawford County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 2.5%$74.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Crawford County Recorder of Deeds
814-373-2537
Cumberland County2.0%$104.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds
717-240-6370
Dauphin County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, per the schedule revised December 1, 2025Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds
717-780-6560
Delaware County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.0%$117.25 for a four-page deed, effective December 1, 2025Delaware County Recorder of Deeds
610-891-4152
Elk County2.0%$92.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Elk County Recorder of Deeds
814-776-1161
Erie County2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Edinboro Borough$87.00 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Erie County Clerk of Records, Recorder of Deeds Division
814-451-6246
Fayette County2.0%$83.25 for a deed plus a $20 UPI fee per parcel PIN, on the fee sheet updated December 1, 2025Fayette County Recorder of Deeds
724-430-1238
Forest County2.0%$74.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule currently posted on the Recorder's page (checked October 2026)Forest County Recorder of Deeds
814-755-3526
Franklin County2.0%$92.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Franklin County Recorder of Deeds
717-261-3872
Fulton County2.0%$80.25 for a deed, effective November 14, 2025 under Act 45 of 2025Fulton County Recorder of Deeds (Prothonotary's Office)
717-485-4212
Greene County2.0%$69.75 for a deed of any form, effective November 17, 2025Greene County Register and Recorder
724-852-5369
Huntingdon County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, effective with the schedule updated November 17, 2025Huntingdon County Recorder of Deeds
814-643-2740
Indiana County2.0%$91.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, effective December 1, 2025Indiana County Recorder of Deeds
724-465-3860
Jefferson County2.0%$74.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, the Recorder's current posted fee (no effective date is published)Jefferson County Register and Recorder
814-849-1610
Juniata County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, under the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025Juniata County Recorder of Deeds
717-436-7709
Lackawanna County2.0% in most municipalities, 3.7% in Scranton$99.75 for a deed, on the schedule dated February 19, 2026, which reflects the $15.00 demolition fee in effect since December 1, 2025Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds
570-963-6775
Lancaster County2.0%$71.25 for a deed of up to four pagesLancaster County Office of Recorder of Deeds
717-299-8238
Lawrence County2.0%$87.75 for a deed plus $20.00 per Parcel ID, in effect since November 28, 2025Lawrence County Register and Recorder
724-656-2128
Lebanon County2.0%$91.75 for a deed, effective November 12, 2025Lebanon County Recorder of Deeds
717-228-4447
Lehigh County2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Allentown$81.25 for a deed, effective January 1, 2026Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds Division
610-782-3162
Luzerne County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.5%$87.75 for a deed, on the schedule effective July 1, 2026, which includes the new $15.00 county demolition feeLuzerne County Recorder of Deeds
570-825-1641
Lycoming County2.0%$79.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Lycoming County Register and Recorder, Recorder of Deeds
570-327-2263
McKean County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025McKean County Recorder of Deeds
814-887-3250
Mercer County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.5%$71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Mercer County Recorder of Deeds
724-662-3800
Mifflin County2.0%$86.25 for a deed, effective December 4, 2025Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds
717-242-1449
Monroe County2.0%$87.75 for a deed plus $10.00 per tax code number, effective November 17, 2025Monroe County Recorder of Deeds
570-517-3969
Montgomery County2.0%$87.75 for a deed, effective November 24, 2025Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds
610-278-3289
Montour County2.0%$72.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Montour County Recorder of Deeds
570-271-3012
Northampton County2.0%$76.25 for a deed plus $10.00 per parcel certification, effective December 1, 2025Northampton County Recorder of Deeds
610-829-6210
Northumberland County2.0%$86.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Northumberland County Register and Recorder
570-988-4143
Perry County2.0%$69.75 for a deed, on the schedule whose state fee was amended November 17, 2025Perry County Register and Recorder
717-582-2131
Philadelphia County4.578%$278.75 for a deed, per the Department of Records fee schedulePhiladelphia Department of Records
215-686-2290
Pike County2.0%$82.75 for a deed, on the current schedule posted December 2025Pike County Recorder of Deeds
570-296-3508
Potter County2.0%$74.75 for a deed, on the 2026 fee schedule (revised February 2026)Potter County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds
814-274-8370
Schuylkill County2.0% in most municipalities, 1.7% in Tower City$87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds
570-628-1480
Snyder County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Snyder County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds
570-837-4224
Somerset County2.0%$84.75 for a deed, effective November 14, 2025Somerset County Recorder of Deeds
814-445-1547
Sullivan County2.0%$69.75 for a deed, on the 2026 fee schedule updated December 31, 2025Sullivan County Prothonotary, Register and Recorder
570-946-7351
Susquehanna County2.0%$72.75 for a deed, effective January 1, 2026Susquehanna County Register and Recorder (Recorder of Deeds)
570-278-4600
Tioga County2.0%$59.75 for a deed, per the Recorder's posted 2026 Fee Schedule (no effective date printed)Tioga County Register and Recorder
570-724-9260
Union County2.0%$71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Union County Recorder of Deeds
570-524-8762
Venango County2.0% in most municipalities, up to 2.5%$86.25 for a deed on the only schedule online, which is headed effective November 30, 2017; confirm by phoneVenango County Register and Recorder
814-432-9539
Warren County2.0%$86.25 for a deed, on the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025, plus $10.00 per parcel for UPI verificationWarren County Recorder of Deeds
814-728-3430
Washington County2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Peters Township$81.25 for a deed, on the county's current fee billWashington County Recorder of Deeds
724-228-6806
Wayne County2.0%$72.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule dated November 17, 2025Wayne County Recorder of Deeds
570-253-5970
Westmoreland County2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Greensburg, Murrysville, and Latrobe$110.25 for a deed, per the county's current posted fee scheduleWestmoreland County Recorder of Deeds
724-830-3518
Wyoming County2.0%$64.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025Wyoming County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds
570-996-2361
York County2.0%$85.25 base for a deedYork County Recorder of Deeds
717-771-9295
PennsylvaniaDeed recording fee by county
  • Philadelphia$278.75
  • Allegheny$200.00
  • Delaware (four-page deed)$117.25
  • Westmoreland$110.25
  • Cambria$107.75
  • Cumberland$104.75
  • Carbon$102.75
  • Lackawanna$99.75
  • Chester$94.75
  • Elk$92.75
  • Franklin$92.75
  • Beaver$91.75
  • Indiana$91.75
  • Lebanon$91.75
  • Clinton$91.00
  • Berks (up to four pages)$88.00
  • Armstrong$87.75
  • Blair$87.75
  • Butler$87.75
  • Columbia$87.75
  • Dauphin$87.75
  • Lawrence$87.75
  • Luzerne$87.75
  • McKean$87.75
  • Monroe$87.75
  • Montgomery$87.75
  • Schuylkill$87.75
  • Erie$87.00
  • Mifflin$86.25
  • Northumberland$86.25
  • Venango$86.25
  • Warren$86.25
  • York (base)$85.25
  • Cameron$84.75
  • Somerset$84.75
  • Fayette$83.25
  • Bucks$82.75
  • Pike$82.75
  • Lehigh$81.25
  • Washington$81.25
  • Fulton$80.25
  • Clearfield$79.75
  • Lycoming$79.75
  • Bradford$77.75
  • Northampton$76.25
  • Crawford$74.75
  • Forest$74.75
  • Jefferson$74.75
  • Potter$74.75
  • Montour$72.75
  • Susquehanna$72.75
  • Wayne$72.75
  • Adams$71.25
  • Centre$71.25
  • Lancaster (up to four pages)$71.25
  • Mercer$71.25
  • Union$71.25
  • Greene$69.75
  • Perry$69.75
  • Sullivan$69.75
  • Wyoming$64.75
  • Bedford$59.75
  • Clarion$59.75
  • Huntingdon$59.75
  • Juniata$59.75
  • Snyder$59.75
  • Tioga$59.75

Published base deed fee. Extra pages, names, and parcels are billed on top. Cumberland's figure already includes the $20 UPI where one is required.

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

New Jersey

New Jersey has no Recorder of Deeds. Deeds record with the County Clerk, or with the Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Essex and Hudson. New Jersey also has no percentage realty transfer tax of the Pennsylvania kind: the seller pays a graduated Realty Transfer Fee set by the State, plus a graduated Percent Fee above $1 million that replaced the mansion tax in July 2025. The county fee below is the recording charge only.

CountyRealty transfer taxDeed recording feeCounty Clerk
Atlantic CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, including the $10 tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional pageAtlantic County Clerk's Office
609-625-4011
Bergen CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageBergen County Clerk, Registry Counter
201-336-7007
Burlington CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deedBurlington County Clerk
609-265-5122
Camden CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$30 for the first page of a deed, with a published $55 minimumCamden County Clerk, Registry Division
856-225-5300
Cape May CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed ($30 recording, $5 Homelessness Trust Fund, $10 abstracting fee), plus $10 for each additional pageCape May County Clerk
609-465-1010
Cumberland CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed plus a $5 Homeless Trust Fund fee, plus $10 for each additional pageCumberland County Clerk
856-453-4860
Essex CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, tax abstract includedEssex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages
973-621-4960
Gloucester CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$30 for the first page of a deedGloucester County Clerk, Record Room
856-853-3259
Hudson CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageHudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages
201-395-4760
Hunterdon CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageHunterdon County Clerk and Register of Deeds, Recording Section
908-788-1221
Mercer CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$43 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageMercer County Clerk, Recording Division
609-989-6466
Middlesex CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, or $35 without the abstract, on a schedule effective 6/1/2019Middlesex County Clerk, Registry
732-745-3002
Monmouth CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, on a schedule the Clerk publishes as effective July 2003Monmouth County Clerk
732-431-7324
Morris CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, including the tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional pageMorris County Clerk, Registry
973-285-6130
Ocean CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, inclusive of the $5 homelessness trust fund and the first marginal notationOcean County Clerk
732-929-2018
Passaic CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pagePassaic County Clerk, Registry Division
973-881-4777
Salem CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, including abstracting, plus $10 for each additional pageSalem County Clerk, Recording Services
856-935-7510
Somerset CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageSomerset County Clerk, Land Records
908-231-7013
Sussex CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageSussex County Clerk, Recording
973-579-0900
Union CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$45 for the first page of a deed including the tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional pageUnion County Clerk, Recording Office
908-527-4787
Warren CountyRealty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller$40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional pageWarren County Clerk
908-475-6211
New JerseyFirst page of a deed, by county
  • Bergen$45
  • Burlington$45
  • Cape May$45
  • Essex$45
  • Hudson$45
  • Middlesex$45
  • Ocean$45
  • Passaic$45
  • Somerset$45
  • Union$45
  • Mercer$43
  • Atlantic$40
  • Cumberland$40
  • Hunterdon$40
  • Monmouth$40
  • Morris$40
  • Salem$40
  • Sussex$40
  • Warren$40
  • Camden$30
  • Gloucester$30

First-page price only. Most counties add $10 for each additional page. Cumberland and Union add a $5 Homelessness Trust Fund fee on top of the figure shown. Camden publishes a $55 minimum. Middlesex is $35 without the abstract. The State's graduated Realty Transfer Fee is separate.

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

Delaware

Delaware transfer tax is the highest of the three states and is normally split between buyer and seller. Delaware counties also price recording per page rather than per document, so a long deed costs materially more than a short one.

CountyRealty transfer taxDeed recording feeRecorder of Deeds
Kent County4 percent countywide, split evenly between seller and buyer$10 per page for a deed plus a $36 document fee and $5 per tax parcel, on schedule KCROD-12.0 effective October 28, 2025Kent County Recorder of Deeds
302-744-2314
New Castle County4 percent in most of the county, 3 percent where no local tax applies$13 per page for a deed plus a $30 state document fee, on a schedule revised 1/28/2020New Castle County Recorder of Deeds
302-395-7700
Sussex County4 percent countywide, split evenly between seller and buyer$9 per page for a deed plus a $30 document surcharge and $1 maintenance fee, effective July 1, 2024Sussex County Recorder of Deeds
302-855-7785

Counties where a single rate would mislead you

Most counties in this region are a flat 2 percent and you can quote them without looking anything up. These are the exceptions, and each one is a place where using the countywide number produces a wrong settlement statement.

Transfer taxTotal realty transfer tax rate, by county
  • Philadelphia, PA4.578%
  • Allegheny, PAby municipality and school district2.0% to 5.0%
  • Berks, PA5.0% in the City of Reading2.0% or 5.0%
  • Chester, PA3.5% in Coatesville2.0% to 3.5%
  • Delaware County, PA2.0% to 3.0%
  • Adams, Bucks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, York2.0%
  • Kent, DE4%
  • Sussex, DE4%
  • New Castle, DE3% where no local tax applies3% to 4%

Each dot is a published total rate; the bar spans the range inside the county. New Jersey is not shown because it uses a graduated Realty Transfer Fee, not a percentage transfer tax.

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

Allegheny County, PA: 2.0% to 5.0% depending on municipality and school district

Allegheny publishes a full municipal and school district rate table, which most counties do not. The City of Pittsburgh is 3 percent city plus 1 percent Pittsburgh School District plus 1 percent Commonwealth for a 5 percent total, the highest combined realty transfer tax in Pennsylvania. The county rate table also carries a row pairing the City of Pittsburgh with the Baldwin-Whitehall School District at one half of one percent for the school district, so verify the school district and not just the municipality. McKeesport City, Penn Hills, and Mount Oliver Borough are 3 percent. Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McCandless, Upper St. Clair, and Whitehall are 2.5 percent.

Full Allegheny County coordination notes and sources

Allegheny CountyTotal transfer tax where it is not 2 percent
  • City of Pittsburgh5%
  • Pittsburgh, Baldwin-Whitehall School District slice4.5%
  • McKeesport City, Penn Hills, Mount Oliver Borough3%
  • Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park, Monroeville, McCandless, Upper St. Clair, Whitehall2.5%

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

Philadelphia County, PA: 4.578%

Philadelphia charges 3.578 percent and the Commonwealth charges 1 percent, applied to the actual consideration. The tax is due when the deed is presented for recording. Section 19-1403 of the Philadelphia Code makes it payable at the earlier of presentation for recording or 30 days from acceptance of the document, and the City's own page describes the 30 days two different ways, so the safe practice is payment in full at closing. Custom splits the tax evenly between buyer and seller, but that is custom and not law: the City may collect the entire amount from either party. The tax also reaches long-term leases of 30 years or more, easements, life estates, and entity transfers, and penalties run as high as 50 percent of the tax due. Property that is willed is exempt; property purchased from an estate is not.

Full Philadelphia County coordination notes and sources

Berks County, PA: 2.0% outside Reading, 5.0% in the City of Reading

The Recorder of Deeds fee schedule effective November 14, 2025 states that the transfer tax rate is 5 percent in the City of Reading and 2 percent in all other Berks municipalities. The City publishes the Reading breakdown as 3.5 percent city, 1 percent state, and 0.5 percent school district, in effect since January 15, 2006. Exeter Township's section 340-43 imposes 1 percent with an automatic halving clause, and Kutztown Borough's section 200-2 is a flat 1 percent with no halving clause, both totalling 2 percent with the state share. One recording trap: the Recorder requires that Wyomissing Borough deeds specify Wyomissing or Wilson School District, because the borough straddles both and a deed that does not name the right one is rejected.

Full Berks County coordination notes and sources

Inside the highest ratesWho collects each share
  • City of Pittsburgh5%3%1%1%3 percent city, 1 percent Pittsburgh School District, 1 percent Commonwealth
  • City of Reading5%3.5%0.5%1%3.5 percent city, 0.5 percent school district, 1 percent state
  • Philadelphia4.578%3.578%1%3.578 percent Philadelphia, 1 percent Commonwealth

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

Chester County, PA: 2.0% in most municipalities, 3.5% in Coatesville

The Recorder of Deeds states the transfer tax rate is 1 percent local, with exceptions for Malvern and Tredyffrin at 1.5 percent and Coatesville at 2.5 percent. Adding the 1 percent state tax produces totals of 2 percent, 2.5 percent, and 3.5 percent. Coatesville rose from 2 percent local to 2.5 percent local effective January 1, 2026, making it the highest total in the county. Do not rely on the City of Coatesville's own website, which still publishes a 3.0 percent total from a page last modified in 2023 and is contradicted by the county collector of record.

Full Chester County coordination notes and sources

Delaware County, PA: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.0%

The standard is 1 percent local plus 1 percent state. Only four municipalities exceed the standard local rate. Upper Providence Township is 2 percent local for a 3 percent total, the highest in the county. Chester City, Upper Darby Township, and Radnor Township are each 1.5 percent local for a 2.5 percent total. Chester City's 1.5 percent took effect September 1, 2023 and Upper Darby's took effect January 1, 2022 under Code Section 489-57A. The Recorder of Deeds collects this tax as statutory agent, retaining 1 percent commission on the Commonwealth distribution and 2 percent on the municipal distribution.

Full Delaware County coordination notes and sources

Chester CountyTotal transfer tax
  1. 2.0%Most municipalities
  2. 2.5%Malvern, Tredyffrin
  3. 3.5%Coatesville
Delaware County, PATotal transfer tax
  1. 2.0%Standard
  2. 2.5%Chester City, Upper Darby, Radnor
  3. 3.0%Upper Providence

Local rate plus the 1 percent state share. Source: the schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

New Castle County, DE: 4 percent in most of the county, 3 percent where no local tax applies

Under 30 Del. C. § 5402(a) the state rate is 2.5 percent where the county or municipality has enacted the full 1.5 percent local tax, and the statute directs that the tax be apportioned equally between grantor and grantee. The Division of Revenue's RTT-TAX instructions state the same 4 percent total apportioned equally, so each side normally pays 2 percent, made up of 1.25 percent state and 0.75 percent local. A qualifying first time buyer's share is reduced by 0.5 percent of the lesser of the property value or $400,000 under § 5402(c), a maximum of $2,000, and New Castle County adds its own 0.75 percent reduction capped at $3,000. Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft have no local transfer tax, so deeds there fall under the 3 percent state fallback rate in § 5402(a) rather than the usual 4 percent total.

Full New Castle County coordination notes and sources

New Castle County, DEHow the 4 percent total is apportioned
Grantor (seller) 2%Grantee (buyer) 2%
1.25%0.75%1.25%0.75%

Each side normally pays 2 percent, made up of 1.25 percent state and 0.75 percent local. Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft fall under the 3 percent state fallback rate.

Source: the county, municipal, and Commonwealth schedules listed under Where these figures come from.

Every other county, at a glance

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Pennsylvania

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All 67 counties covered

New Jersey

Cumberland CountyHunterdon CountyWarren CountySomerset CountyOcean CountyBergen CountyMiddlesex CountyAtlantic CountyBurlington CountyCape May CountyEssex CountyMercer CountyHudson CountyMonmouth CountySussex CountyUnion CountyMorris CountyCamden CountySalem CountyGloucester CountyPassaic County
All 21 counties covered

Delaware

New Castle CountyKent CountySussex County
All 3 counties covered
Delaware: office, address and fee for each county2 counties

Kent County, DE

Transfer tax: 4 percent countywide, split evenly between seller and buyer. Deed recording: $10 per page for a deed plus a $36 document fee and $5 per tax parcel, on schedule KCROD-12.0 effective October 28, 2025, through the Kent County Recorder of Deeds, 555 Bay Road, Dover, Delaware 19901, 302-744-2314. Coordination notes and sources for Kent County.

Sussex County, DE

Transfer tax: 4 percent countywide, split evenly between seller and buyer. Deed recording: $9 per page for a deed plus a $30 document surcharge and $1 maintenance fee, effective July 1, 2024, through the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947, 302-855-7785. Coordination notes and sources for Sussex County.

New Jersey: office, address and fee for each county21 counties

Atlantic County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, including the $10 tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Atlantic County Clerk's Office, Historic Court House Complex, 5901 Main Street, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330, 609-625-4011. Coordination notes and sources for Atlantic County.

Bergen County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Bergen County Clerk, Registry Counter, One Bergen County Plaza, Room 110, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, 201-336-7007. Coordination notes and sources for Bergen County.

Burlington County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, through the Burlington County Clerk, 50 Rancocas Road, Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060, 609-265-5122. Coordination notes and sources for Burlington County.

Camden County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $30 for the first page of a deed, with a published $55 minimum, through the Camden County Clerk, Registry Division, 520 Market Street, Room 102, Camden, New Jersey 08102, 856-225-5300. Coordination notes and sources for Camden County.

Cape May County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed ($30 recording, $5 Homelessness Trust Fund, $10 abstracting fee), plus $10 for each additional page, through the Cape May County Clerk, 7 North Main Street, Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210 (mail: P.O. Box 5000, Cape May Court House, New Jersey 08210-5000), 609-465-1010. Coordination notes and sources for Cape May County.

Cumberland County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed plus a $5 Homeless Trust Fund fee, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Cumberland County Clerk, Cumberland County Court House, 60 West Broad Street, Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302, 856-453-4860. Coordination notes and sources for Cumberland County.

Essex County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, tax abstract included, through the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, Hall of Records, Room 130, 465 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102, 973-621-4960. Coordination notes and sources for Essex County.

Gloucester County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $30 for the first page of a deed, through the Gloucester County Clerk, Record Room, 1 North Broad Street, Woodbury, New Jersey 08096, 856-853-3259. Coordination notes and sources for Gloucester County.

Hudson County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, 257 Cornelison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, 201-395-4760. Coordination notes and sources for Hudson County.

Hunterdon County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Hunterdon County Clerk and Register of Deeds, Recording Section, Hall of Records, 71 Main Street, P.O. Box 2900, Flemington, New Jersey 08822, 908-788-1221. Coordination notes and sources for Hunterdon County.

Mercer County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $43 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Mercer County Clerk, Recording Division, 209 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608, 609-989-6466. Coordination notes and sources for Mercer County.

Middlesex County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, or $35 without the abstract, on a schedule effective 6/1/2019, through the Middlesex County Clerk, Registry, County Administration Building, 75 Bayard Street, 4th Floor, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, 732-745-3002. Coordination notes and sources for Middlesex County.

Monmouth County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, on a schedule the Clerk publishes as effective July 2003, through the Monmouth County Clerk, Market Yard, 33 Mechanic Street, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, 732-431-7324. Coordination notes and sources for Monmouth County.

Morris County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, including the tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Morris County Clerk, Registry, Hall of Records Administration Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07963, 973-285-6130. Coordination notes and sources for Morris County.

Ocean County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, inclusive of the $5 homelessness trust fund and the first marginal notation, through the Ocean County Clerk, 118 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey 08753, 732-929-2018. Coordination notes and sources for Ocean County.

Passaic County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Passaic County Clerk, Registry Division, 401 Grand Street, Room 113, Paterson, New Jersey 07505, 973-881-4777. Coordination notes and sources for Passaic County.

Salem County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, including abstracting, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Salem County Clerk, Recording Services, 110 Fifth Street, Suite 200, Salem, New Jersey 08079, 856-935-7510, extension 8300. Coordination notes and sources for Salem County.

Somerset County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Somerset County Clerk, Land Records, 20 Grove Street, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, New Jersey 08876, 908-231-7013. Coordination notes and sources for Somerset County.

Sussex County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Sussex County Clerk, Recording, 83 Spring Street, Suite 304, Newton, New Jersey 07860, 973-579-0900. Coordination notes and sources for Sussex County.

Union County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $45 for the first page of a deed including the tax abstract, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Union County Clerk, Recording Office, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207, 908-527-4787. Coordination notes and sources for Union County.

Warren County, NJ

Transfer tax: Realty Transfer Fee, graduated and paid by the seller. Deed recording: $40 for the first page of a deed, plus $10 for each additional page, through the Warren County Clerk, Warren County Courthouse, 413 Second Street, Belvidere, New Jersey 07823, 908-475-6211. Coordination notes and sources for Warren County.

Pennsylvania: office, address and fee for each county62 counties

Adams County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Adams County Recorder of Deeds, Courthouse Room 102, 117 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, 717-337-9826. Coordination notes and sources for Adams County.

Armstrong County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Armstrong County Register and Recorder, Armstrong County Courthouse, 500 East Market Street, Suite 102, Kittanning, PA 16201, 724-548-3280. Coordination notes and sources for Armstrong County.

Beaver County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $91.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Beaver County Recorder of Deeds, Beaver County Courthouse, 810 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009, 724-770-4560. Coordination notes and sources for Beaver County.

Bedford County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, fee bill effective November 20, 2025, through the Bedford County Recorder of Deeds, 200 South Juliana Street, Room 106, Bedford, PA 15522, 814-623-4836. Coordination notes and sources for Bedford County.

Blair County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, through the Blair County Recorder of Deeds, Blair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 145, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, 814-693-3095. Coordination notes and sources for Blair County.

Bradford County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $77.75 for a deed, per the 2026 fee schedule updated April 14, 2026, through the Bradford County Register and Recorder, 301 Main Street, Towanda, PA 18848, 570-265-1702. Coordination notes and sources for Bradford County.

Bucks County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $82.75 for a deed of any form, effective January 1, 2026, through the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds, 55 East Court Street, 6th Floor, Doylestown, PA, 215-348-6209. Coordination notes and sources for Bucks County.

Butler County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective November 19, 2025, through the Butler County Recorder of Deeds, Government Center, Floor L, 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA 16001, 724-284-5340. Coordination notes and sources for Butler County.

Cambria County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $107.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Cambria County Recorder of Deeds, Cambria County Courthouse, 200 South Center Street, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1473. Coordination notes and sources for Cambria County.

Cameron County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $84.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Cameron County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans Court, Cameron County Courthouse, 20 East Fifth Street, Emporium, PA 15834, 814-486-3349. Coordination notes and sources for Cameron County.

Carbon County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $102.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Carbon County Recorder of Deeds, Carbon County Administration Building, 2 Hazard Square, 1st Floor, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, 570-325-2651. Coordination notes and sources for Carbon County.

Centre County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.0%. Deed recording: $71.25 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, plus a $10.00 UPI stamp, through the Centre County Recorder of Deeds, Willowbank Office Building, 414 Holmes Street, Suite 1, Bellefonte, PA 16823, 814-355-6801. Coordination notes and sources for Centre County.

Clarion County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Clarion County Register and Recorder, Clarion County Courthouse, 421 Main Street, Suite 24, Clarion, PA 16214, 814-226-4000, extension 2500. Coordination notes and sources for Clarion County.

Clearfield County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $79.75 for a deed on the only posted schedule (dated March 27, 2020), through the Clearfield County Register and Recorder, Clearfield County Courthouse, 1 North Second Street, Suite 103, Clearfield, PA 16830, 814-765-2641, ext. 5012. Coordination notes and sources for Clearfield County.

Clinton County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% (1.5% in Colebrook Township). Deed recording: $91.00 for a deed plus $15.00 per UPI, starting November 17, 2025, through the Clinton County Register and Recorder, Piper Building, 2 Piper Way, Suite 239, Lock Haven, PA 17745, 570-893-4010. Coordination notes and sources for Clinton County.

Columbia County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Columbia County Register and Recorder, 35 West Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, 570-389-5632. Coordination notes and sources for Columbia County.

Crawford County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 2.5%. Deed recording: $74.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Crawford County Recorder of Deeds, Courthouse, 903 Diamond Park, Meadville, PA 16335, 814-373-2537. Coordination notes and sources for Crawford County.

Cumberland County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $104.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, 1st Floor, Carlisle, PA, 717-240-6370. Coordination notes and sources for Cumberland County.

Dauphin County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, per the schedule revised December 1, 2025, through the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds, Courthouse Room 102, 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, 717-780-6560. Coordination notes and sources for Dauphin County.

Elk County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $92.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Elk County Recorder of Deeds, Elk County Courthouse, 250 Main Street, Ridgway, PA 15853, 814-776-1161. Coordination notes and sources for Elk County.

Erie County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Edinboro Borough. Deed recording: $87.00 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Erie County Clerk of Records, Recorder of Deeds Division, Erie County Courthouse, 140 West Sixth Street, Room 121, Erie, PA 16501, 814-451-6246. Coordination notes and sources for Erie County.

Fayette County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $83.25 for a deed plus a $20 UPI fee per parcel PIN, on the fee sheet updated December 1, 2025, through the Fayette County Recorder of Deeds, Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401, 724-430-1238. Coordination notes and sources for Fayette County.

Forest County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $74.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule currently posted on the Recorder's page (checked October 2026), through the Forest County Recorder of Deeds, 526 Elm Street, #2, Tionesta, PA 16353, 814-755-3526. Coordination notes and sources for Forest County.

Franklin County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $92.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Franklin County Recorder of Deeds, 272 North Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201, 717-261-3872. Coordination notes and sources for Franklin County.

Fulton County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $80.25 for a deed, effective November 14, 2025 under Act 45 of 2025, through the Fulton County Recorder of Deeds (Prothonotary's Office), Fulton County Courthouse, 201 North Second Street, McConnellsburg, PA 17233, 717-485-4212. Coordination notes and sources for Fulton County.

Greene County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $69.75 for a deed of any form, effective November 17, 2025, through the Greene County Register and Recorder, 10 East High Street, 1st Floor, Room 100, Waynesburg, PA 15370, 724-852-5369. Coordination notes and sources for Greene County.

Huntingdon County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, effective with the schedule updated November 17, 2025, through the Huntingdon County Recorder of Deeds, Huntingdon County Courthouse, 223 Penn Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, 814-643-2740. Coordination notes and sources for Huntingdon County.

Indiana County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $91.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, effective December 1, 2025, through the Indiana County Recorder of Deeds, Indiana County Courthouse, 825 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701, 724-465-3860. Coordination notes and sources for Indiana County.

Jefferson County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $74.75 for a deed of up to four pages and four names, the Recorder's current posted fee (no effective date is published), through the Jefferson County Register and Recorder, Jefferson County Courthouse, 200 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Brookville, PA 15825, 814-849-1610. Coordination notes and sources for Jefferson County.

Juniata County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, under the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025, through the Juniata County Recorder of Deeds, 1 North Main Street, Mifflintown, PA 17059, 717-436-7709. Coordination notes and sources for Juniata County.

Lackawanna County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 3.7% in Scranton. Deed recording: $99.75 for a deed, on the schedule dated February 19, 2026, which reflects the $15.00 demolition fee in effect since December 1, 2025, through the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Suite 218, Scranton, PA 18503, 570-963-6775. Coordination notes and sources for Lackawanna County.

Lancaster County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $71.25 for a deed of up to four pages, through the Lancaster County Office of Recorder of Deeds, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, 717-299-8238. Coordination notes and sources for Lancaster County.

Lawrence County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed plus $20.00 per Parcel ID, in effect since November 28, 2025, through the Lawrence County Register and Recorder, Lawrence County Government Center, 430 Court Street, New Castle, PA 16101, 724-656-2128. Coordination notes and sources for Lawrence County.

Lebanon County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $91.75 for a deed, effective November 12, 2025, through the Lebanon County Recorder of Deeds, Room 107, 400 South 8th Street, Lebanon, PA, 717-228-4447. Coordination notes and sources for Lebanon County.

Lehigh County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Allentown. Deed recording: $81.25 for a deed, effective January 1, 2026, through the Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds Division, Lehigh County Courthouse, 455 West Hamilton Street, Room 122, Allentown, PA 18101, 610-782-3162. Coordination notes and sources for Lehigh County.

Luzerne County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.5%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, on the schedule effective July 1, 2026, which includes the new $15.00 county demolition fee, through the Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds, Courthouse Annex, 153 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, 570-825-1641. Coordination notes and sources for Luzerne County.

Lycoming County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $79.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Lycoming County Register and Recorder, Recorder of Deeds, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-2263. Coordination notes and sources for Lycoming County.

McKean County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the McKean County Recorder of Deeds, 500 West Main Street, Smethport, PA 16749, 814-887-3250. Coordination notes and sources for McKean County.

Mercer County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 3.5%. Deed recording: $71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Mercer County Recorder of Deeds, 125 South Diamond Street, Suite 109, Mercer, PA 16137, 724-662-3800. Coordination notes and sources for Mercer County.

Mifflin County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $86.25 for a deed, effective December 4, 2025, through the Mifflin County Recorder of Deeds, Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 North Wayne Street, Lewistown, PA 17044, 717-242-1449. Coordination notes and sources for Mifflin County.

Monroe County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed plus $10.00 per tax code number, effective November 17, 2025, through the Monroe County Recorder of Deeds, One Quaker Plaza, Room 106, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, 570-517-3969. Coordination notes and sources for Monroe County.

Montgomery County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective November 24, 2025, through the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds, 425 Swede Street, 3rd Floor, Norristown, PA, 610-278-3289. Coordination notes and sources for Montgomery County.

Montour County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $72.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Montour County Recorder of Deeds, Montour County Courthouse, 253 Mill Street, Danville, PA 17821, 570-271-3012. Coordination notes and sources for Montour County.

Northampton County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $76.25 for a deed plus $10.00 per parcel certification, effective December 1, 2025, through the Northampton County Recorder of Deeds, 669 Washington Street, Room L116, Easton, PA 18042, 610-829-6210. Coordination notes and sources for Northampton County.

Northumberland County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $86.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Northumberland County Register and Recorder, 201 Market Street, 1st Floor, Sunbury, PA 17801, 570-988-4143. Coordination notes and sources for Northumberland County.

Perry County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $69.75 for a deed, on the schedule whose state fee was amended November 17, 2025, through the Perry County Register and Recorder, Perry County Courthouse, 2 East Main Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068, 717-582-2131. Coordination notes and sources for Perry County.

Pike County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $82.75 for a deed, on the current schedule posted December 2025, through the Pike County Recorder of Deeds, 506 Broad Street, Milford, PA 18337, 570-296-3508. Coordination notes and sources for Pike County.

Potter County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $74.75 for a deed, on the 2026 fee schedule (revised February 2026), through the Potter County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, Gunzburger Building, One North Main Street, 1st Floor, Coudersport, PA 16915, 814-274-8370. Coordination notes and sources for Potter County.

Schuylkill County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 1.7% in Tower City. Deed recording: $87.75 for a deed, effective November 17, 2025, through the Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds, Schuylkill County Courthouse, 401 North Second Street, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-628-1480. Coordination notes and sources for Schuylkill County.

Snyder County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Snyder County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, Snyder County Courthouse, 9 West Market Street, Middleburg, PA 17842, 570-837-4224. Coordination notes and sources for Snyder County.

Somerset County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $84.75 for a deed, effective November 14, 2025, through the Somerset County Recorder of Deeds, 300 North Center Avenue, Suite 400, Somerset, PA 15501, 814-445-1547. Coordination notes and sources for Somerset County.

Sullivan County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $69.75 for a deed, on the 2026 fee schedule updated December 31, 2025, through the Sullivan County Prothonotary, Register and Recorder, 245 Muncy Street, Suite 100, Laporte, PA 18626, 570-946-7351. Coordination notes and sources for Sullivan County.

Susquehanna County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $72.75 for a deed, effective January 1, 2026, through the Susquehanna County Register and Recorder (Recorder of Deeds), County Courthouse, 31 Lake Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801, 570-278-4600, extension 4065. Coordination notes and sources for Susquehanna County.

Tioga County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $59.75 for a deed, per the Recorder's posted 2026 Fee Schedule (no effective date printed), through the Tioga County Register and Recorder, 118 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901, 570-724-9260. Coordination notes and sources for Tioga County.

Union County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $71.25 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Union County Recorder of Deeds, Union County Courthouse, 103 South Second Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837, 570-524-8762. Coordination notes and sources for Union County.

Venango County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, up to 2.5%. Deed recording: $86.25 for a deed on the only schedule online, which is headed effective November 30, 2017; confirm by phone, through the Venango County Register and Recorder, Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 1168 Liberty Street, Franklin, PA 16323, 814-432-9539. Coordination notes and sources for Venango County.

Warren County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $86.25 for a deed, on the fee schedule updated November 17, 2025, plus $10.00 per parcel for UPI verification, through the Warren County Recorder of Deeds, 204 Fourth Avenue, Warren, PA 16365, 814-728-3430. Coordination notes and sources for Warren County.

Washington County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Peters Township. Deed recording: $81.25 for a deed, on the county's current fee bill, through the Washington County Recorder of Deeds, Washington County Crossroads Building, 95 West Beau Street, Suite 520, Washington, PA 15301, 724-228-6806. Coordination notes and sources for Washington County.

Wayne County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $72.75 for a deed, on the fee schedule dated November 17, 2025, through the Wayne County Recorder of Deeds, Wayne County Courthouse Annex, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, 570-253-5970, extension 4040. Coordination notes and sources for Wayne County.

Westmoreland County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0% in most municipalities, 2.5% in Greensburg, Murrysville, and Latrobe. Deed recording: $110.25 for a deed, per the county's current posted fee schedule, through the Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds, 40 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 420, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-830-3518. Coordination notes and sources for Westmoreland County.

Wyoming County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $64.75 for a deed, effective December 1, 2025, through the Wyoming County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, Tunkhannock, PA 18657, 570-996-2361. Coordination notes and sources for Wyoming County.

York County, PA

Transfer tax: 2.0%. Deed recording: $85.25 base for a deed, through the York County Recorder of Deeds, 28 East Market Street, Suite 122, York, PA, 717-771-9295, or 717-771-9608 for fee and transfer tax questions. Coordination notes and sources for York County.

Where these figures come from

Each figure traces to a county, municipal, or Commonwealth source. These were verified during the county research in July and August 2026, rechecked in September 2026, extended to every county in October 2026, and each county's own page carries its specific citation list. One recurring hazard when you check these yourself: several counties keep a downloadable fee PDF alongside a current web page and the PDF is a revision behind. Burlington and Lancaster both do this today. Where the two disagree, the web page is the live figure. The Monmouth and Middlesex schedules carry old effective dates (2003 and 2019 respectively) that appear to be genuine rather than stale, but they are the likeliest candidates for a quiet revision, so confirm those two by phone on a live file. Fee schedules and ordinances are revised more often than they are archived, and several Pennsylvania counties changed their deed fee in late 2025 and early 2026. If you are relying on a number here for a live file, confirm it with the issuing office, and tell us if you find a discrepancy so we can correct the page.

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FAQ

Fee questions, answered.

What are the recording fees in Burlington County, NJ?

The Burlington County Clerk charges $45 for the first page of a deed and $10 for each additional page, per the Clerk's requirements for a recordable deed. Note that the Clerk also still posts an older recording fee cheat sheet showing a one-page deed at $40; the requirements page is the current figure. The Realty Transfer Fee due from the seller is separate from the recording charge and is set by the State, not the county.

What are the recording fees in Gloucester County, NJ?

The Gloucester County Clerk, Record Room, charges $30 for the first page of a deed. As in every New Jersey county, the seller's Realty Transfer Fee is a separate State charge calculated on consideration, not a county recording fee.

What does the Berks County Recorder of Deeds charge to record a deed?

$88.00 for a deed of up to four pages, on the fee schedule effective November 14, 2025. The base fee includes one tax parcel; each additional parcel is $15.00 and each additional page is $4.00. Berks realty transfer tax is 2 percent outside Reading and 5 percent in the City of Reading.

What are Bucks County recording fees?

$82.75 for a deed of any form, effective January 1, 2026, covering up to four pages, four names, and one tax parcel. Additional pages are $4.00, names $1.00, and parcels $10.00. The REV-183 statement of value does not count as a fee page in Bucks, which is a local quirk worth knowing.

What are Bergen County recording fees?

The Bergen County Clerk, Registry Counter, charges $45 for the first page of a deed plus $10 for each additional page.

What is the realty transfer tax in Allegheny County?

It ranges from 2 percent to 5 percent depending on the municipality and the school district, and Allegheny is one of the few Pennsylvania counties that publishes a full rate table. The City of Pittsburgh is 5 percent in total, the highest combined realty transfer tax in Pennsylvania. The county rate table also carries a City of Pittsburgh row paired with the Baldwin-Whitehall School District at one half of one percent for the school district, so verify the school district for the parcel.

What is the transfer tax in Pittsburgh?

5 percent of the sale price in total: 3 percent City of Pittsburgh, 1 percent Pittsburgh School District, and 1 percent Commonwealth. Verify the school district rather than just the municipality, because the county rate table also carries a City of Pittsburgh row paired with the Baldwin-Whitehall School District, where the school share is one half of one percent.

What is the realty transfer tax in Montgomery County, PA?

2 percent, being 1 percent to the Commonwealth and 1 percent local. Montgomery does not publish a per-municipality rate table, so for any municipality other than one that publishes its own ordinance rate, confirm with the Recorder of Deeds rather than relying on a third-party rate chart.

Who pays the transfer tax, the buyer or the seller?

In Pennsylvania the statute makes grantor and grantee jointly and severally liable and the contract normally splits it, though some municipalities place statutory liability on one party: Harrisburg places it on the buyer. In Delaware the 4 percent is normally split evenly between buyer and seller. In New Jersey the Realty Transfer Fee and the graduated Percent Fee above $1 million both fall on the seller.

Why is the recording fee different in every county?

Pennsylvania and Delaware counties set their own recording fee schedules on top of statutory surcharges, and they revise them on their own timetables. Pennsylvania fees also moved in late 2025 with the Act 45 of 2025 increase to the Judicial Computer Project fee, which is why several counties on this page show effective dates in November and December 2025 and January 2026. Third-party fee charts are frequently a revision behind.

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