Brazoria County closing costs
The county-specific transfer tax and deed recording fees for Brazoria County, Texas - the local details that change your total beyond the statewide rate.
- Effective transfer tax
- none
- ≈ $0 on a $400,000 home
- Typical lender + 3rd-party fees
- $8,499
- median of 4,307 purchase loans · HMDA 2023
Brazoria County compared with Texas counties
In the verified Texas county records we have, Brazoria County's effective transfer-tax rate ranks #1 of 21 by highest rate. At $400,000, the county-specific transfer tax is $0, which is the same as the state-level calculation before city surtaxes.
- County rank
- #1 of 21
- within verified Texas county pages
- Tax at $400,000
- $0
- state baseline $0
- HMDA fee sample
- 4,307
- purchase loans in 2023
Brazoria County transfer-tax data: official source linked on this page, reviewed 2026-Q2.
Transfer tax in Brazoria County
Texas levies NO real-estate transfer/excise/documentary tax at any level — the Texas Constitution (Art. 8, Sec. 29, effective Jan 1, 2016 via 2015 Prop 1) prohibits transfer taxes on conveyances of fee simple title. Neither Brazoria County nor cities within it (e.g., Pearland, Lake Jackson, Angleton) impose one. The only government cost on the transfer itself is the county clerk recording fee; recording fees are customarily paid by the buyer per standard Texas closing custom (negotiable).
Recording fees in Brazoria County
Deed/real property recording: $25.00 for the first page (includes all surcharges), $4.00 for each additional page, $0.25 for each additional name to be indexed in excess of 5. (Federal tax lien/release: $30.00; state tax lien/release: $15.00 first page.) Texas Property Code requires a grantee's mailing address on the conveyance; if omitted, a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of twice the statutory filing fee or $25 applies.
Official recorder: Brazoria County recorder ↗ — the authoritative source for the current recording fee schedule.
What lenders actually charge in Brazoria County
Across 4,307 home-purchase mortgages originated in Brazoria County in 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services such as appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — were $8,499, of which about $3,799 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 48039, 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 Brazoria County?
Brazoria County (Texas): the applicable real-estate transfer tax works out to about none. Texas levies NO real-estate transfer/excise/documentary tax at any level — the Texas Constitution (Art. 8, Sec. 29, effective Jan 1, 2016 via 2015 Prop 1) prohibits transfer taxes on conveyances of fee simple title. Neither Brazoria County nor cities within it (e.g., Pearland, Lake Jackson, Angleton) impose one. The only government cost on the transfer itself is the county clerk recording fee; recording fees are customarily paid by the buyer per standard Texas closing custom (negotiable).
What are recording fees in Brazoria County?
Deed/real property recording: $25.00 for the first page (includes all surcharges), $4.00 for each additional page, $0.25 for each additional name to be indexed in excess of 5. (Federal tax lien/release: $30.00; state tax lien/release: $15.00 first page.) Texas Property Code requires a grantee's mailing address on the conveyance; if omitted, a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of twice the statutory filing fee or $25 applies.
How much are closing costs in Brazoria County?
Closing costs in Brazoria County follow Texas'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 Brazoria County?
In 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services like appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — across 4,307 home-purchase mortgages in Brazoria County were about $8,499, of which roughly $3,799 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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