Nueces County closing costs
The county-specific transfer tax and deed recording fees for Nueces 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
- $8,268
- median of 2,919 purchase loans · HMDA 2023
Nueces County compared with Texas counties
In the verified Texas county records we have, Nueces 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
- 2,919
- purchase loans in 2023
Nueces County transfer-tax data: official source linked on this page, reviewed 2026-Q2.
Transfer tax in Nueces County
Texas levies NO real estate transfer/excise/conveyance tax at the state, county, or city level — it is one of a small number of states with no transfer tax. Nueces County (county seat & major city: Corpus Christi) charges only standard deed recording fees; Corpus Christi has no municipal transfer tax (Texas does not authorize local real estate transfer taxes). Closing-cost side: buyer typically pays recording fees on the deed and any deed of trust; seller customarily pays owner's title insurance (premium rates are promulgated/regulated statewide by the Texas Department of Insurance, not set by county). No doc-stamp tax exists in TX. So county_transfer_tax_rate and city_transfer_tax_rate are both null by law, not by data gap.
Recording fees in Nueces County
Deed/real property recording: $20.00 for the first page, $4.00 per additional page (per the Nueces County Clerk Filing Fee Schedule, effective Jan 1, 2024; SB 1612 repealed the prior $1.00 document filing fee). Example: 3-page deed = $28.00. Note: one third-party aggregator listed $29 first page / $5 additional, but the official-derived schedule reflects the $20/$4 statutory structure common to TX counties — confirm exact current amount with the County Clerk before relying on it for a quote.
Official recorder: Nueces County recorder ↗ — the authoritative source for the current recording fee schedule.
What lenders actually charge in Nueces County
Across 2,919 home-purchase mortgages originated in Nueces County in 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services such as appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — were $8,268, of which about $3,266 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 48355, 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 Nueces County?
Nueces County (Texas): the applicable real-estate transfer tax works out to about none. Texas levies NO real estate transfer/excise/conveyance tax at the state, county, or city level — it is one of a small number of states with no transfer tax. Nueces County (county seat & major city: Corpus Christi) charges only standard deed recording fees; Corpus Christi has no municipal transfer tax (Texas does not authorize local real estate transfer taxes). Closing-cost side: buyer typically pays recording fees on the deed and any deed of trust; seller customarily pays owner's title insurance (premium rates are promulgated/regulated statewide by the Texas Department of Insurance, not set by county). No doc-stamp tax exists in TX. So county_transfer_tax_rate and city_transfer_tax_rate are both null by law, not by data gap.
What are recording fees in Nueces County?
Deed/real property recording: $20.00 for the first page, $4.00 per additional page (per the Nueces County Clerk Filing Fee Schedule, effective Jan 1, 2024; SB 1612 repealed the prior $1.00 document filing fee). Example: 3-page deed = $28.00. Note: one third-party aggregator listed $29 first page / $5 additional, but the official-derived schedule reflects the $20/$4 statutory structure common to TX counties — confirm exact current amount with the County Clerk before relying on it for a quote.
How much are closing costs in Nueces County?
Closing costs in Nueces 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 Nueces County?
In 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services like appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — across 2,919 home-purchase mortgages in Nueces County were about $8,268, of which roughly $3,266 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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