Marion County closing costs
The county-specific transfer tax and deed recording fees for Marion County, Florida - the local details that change your total beyond the statewide rate.
- Effective transfer tax
- 0.7%
- ≈ $2,800 on a $400,000 home
- Typical lender + 3rd-party fees
- $7,645
- median of 7,239 purchase loans · HMDA 2023
Marion County compared with Florida counties
In the verified Florida county records we have, Marion County's effective transfer-tax rate ranks #1 of 18 by highest rate. At $400,000, the county-specific transfer tax is $2,800, which is the same as the state-level calculation before city surtaxes.
- County rank
- #1 of 18
- within verified Florida county pages
- Tax at $400,000
- $2,800
- state baseline $2,800
- HMDA fee sample
- 7,239
- purchase loans in 2023
Marion County transfer-tax data: official source linked on this page, reviewed 2026-Q2.
Transfer tax in Marion County
Florida has NO county-level transfer tax in Marion County. The deed transfer tax is the STATE documentary stamp tax on deeds, levied under Ch. 201 Fla. Stat. at $0.70 per $100 of consideration (= 0.007 of price). Customarily paid by the seller/grantor on the deed at closing. Only Miami-Dade County levies an additional discretionary surtax on top of the state rate; Marion County does NOT, so county_transfer_tax_rate is null. The intangible tax ($0.002 x total) and doc-stamp on the note ($0.35 per $100) apply to mortgages and are buyer-side financing costs, not a price-based transfer tax. No municipal/city transfer tax exists in Marion County (Ocala). Recording fees are set by state statute and are uniform across all FL counties.
Recording fees in Marion County
Deed/document recording (statutory under Fla. Stat. 28.24, uniform statewide): $10.00 for the first page, $8.50 for each additional page, plus $1.00 indexing fee per name when an instrument contains more than four names. Recorded by the Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Official Records dept, 19 N Pine Ave, Ocala, FL.
Official recorder: Marion County recorder ↗ — the authoritative source for the current recording fee schedule.
What lenders actually charge in Marion County
Across 7,239 home-purchase mortgages originated in Marion County in 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services such as appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — were $7,645, of which about $3,395 was the lender’s own origination charges. That is reported loan-level data from every lender under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act — not a national average — so it reflects what buyers in this county actually paid. Lender fees vary widely, so comparing a few rate quotes is the single biggest lever on your closing total.
Source: FFIEC HMDA Data Browser ↗ (2023 purchase originations, FIPS 12083, ODC-BY 1.0). Median total loan costs exclude prepaids and escrow.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the transfer tax in Marion County?
Marion County (Florida): the applicable real-estate transfer tax works out to about 0.7%. Florida has NO county-level transfer tax in Marion County. The deed transfer tax is the STATE documentary stamp tax on deeds, levied under Ch. 201 Fla. Stat. at $0.70 per $100 of consideration (= 0.007 of price). Customarily paid by the seller/grantor on the deed at closing. Only Miami-Dade County levies an additional discretionary surtax on top of the state rate; Marion County does NOT, so county_transfer_tax_rate is null. The intangible tax ($0.002 x total) and doc-stamp on the note ($0.35 per $100) apply to mortgages and are buyer-side financing costs, not a price-based transfer tax. No municipal/city transfer tax exists in Marion County (Ocala). Recording fees are set by state statute and are uniform across all FL counties.
What are recording fees in Marion County?
Deed/document recording (statutory under Fla. Stat. 28.24, uniform statewide): $10.00 for the first page, $8.50 for each additional page, plus $1.00 indexing fee per name when an instrument contains more than four names. Recorded by the Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Official Records dept, 19 N Pine Ave, Ocala, FL.
How much are closing costs in Marion County?
Closing costs in Marion County follow Florida's structure plus this county's specific transfer-tax and recording fees. Use the calculator below for an estimate; for the exact recording schedule, the county recorder is the authoritative source.
What do lenders charge in fees in Marion County?
In 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services like appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — across 7,239 home-purchase mortgages in Marion County were about $7,645, of which roughly $3,395 was the lender's own origination charges. This is reported loan-level data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; actual fees vary by lender, so comparing quotes matters.
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