Tarrant County closing costs
The county-specific transfer tax and deed recording fees for Tarrant 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
- $8,545
- median of 20,824 purchase loans · HMDA 2023
Tarrant County compared with Texas counties
In the verified Texas county records we have, Tarrant 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
- 20,824
- purchase loans in 2023
Tarrant County transfer-tax data: official source linked on this page, reviewed 2026-Q2.
Transfer tax in Tarrant County
Texas levies NO real estate transfer/documentary/stamp tax at the state, county, or city level — Texas is one of the few states with no transfer tax of any kind, and the Tax Code does not authorize local transfer taxes (so Fort Worth, Arlington, and other Tarrant cities have none). Buyer/seller costs at closing are primarily title insurance (premiums are state-regulated/promulgated; seller customarily pays the owner's title policy), recording fees, and escrow/closing fees, which are negotiable. The deed recording fee itself is small ($20 first page).
Recording fees in Tarrant County
Official Public Records recording fee (effective 01/01/2024): $20.00 for the first page and $4.00 for each additional page for most documents (e.g., a deed). Front-and-back printing counts as 2 pages. Special items: state lien $12; federal lien $25; release of federal lien $25; plats $65 (24"x36") or $50 (18"x24") plus $4 per additional plat page; real estate UCC filing $30 (one debtor, standard form) or $45 (with attachment), plus $5 per additional debtor and $4 per additional page.
Official recorder: Tarrant County recorder ↗ — the authoritative source for the current recording fee schedule.
What lenders actually charge in Tarrant County
Across 20,824 home-purchase mortgages originated in Tarrant County in 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services such as appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — were $8,545, of which about $3,596 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 48439, 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 Tarrant County?
Tarrant County (Texas): the applicable real-estate transfer tax works out to about none. Texas levies NO real estate transfer/documentary/stamp tax at the state, county, or city level — Texas is one of the few states with no transfer tax of any kind, and the Tax Code does not authorize local transfer taxes (so Fort Worth, Arlington, and other Tarrant cities have none). Buyer/seller costs at closing are primarily title insurance (premiums are state-regulated/promulgated; seller customarily pays the owner's title policy), recording fees, and escrow/closing fees, which are negotiable. The deed recording fee itself is small ($20 first page).
What are recording fees in Tarrant County?
Official Public Records recording fee (effective 01/01/2024): $20.00 for the first page and $4.00 for each additional page for most documents (e.g., a deed). Front-and-back printing counts as 2 pages. Special items: state lien $12; federal lien $25; release of federal lien $25; plats $65 (24"x36") or $50 (18"x24") plus $4 per additional plat page; real estate UCC filing $30 (one debtor, standard form) or $45 (with attachment), plus $5 per additional debtor and $4 per additional page.
How much are closing costs in Tarrant County?
Closing costs in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County?
In 2023, the median total loan costs — lender fees plus third-party services like appraisal and title, excluding prepaids and escrow — across 20,824 home-purchase mortgages in Tarrant County were about $8,545, of which roughly $3,596 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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