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Real estate transfer tax by state

Transfer tax — also called deed tax, conveyance tax, documentary stamps, or excise tax — is one of the most location-dependent closing costs. It ranges from nothing in 15 states to about 4% in Delaware, with city surtaxes in places like New York and San Francisco. Find your state's rate, who pays, and the statute.

State Rate Who pays
Alabama est 0.1% seller
Alaska est none negotiable
Arizona est none negotiable
Arkansas est 0.33% split
California 0.11% seller
Colorado 0.01% buyer
Connecticut est 1.25% seller
Delaware 4% split
District of Columbia est 1.1% split
Florida 0.7% seller
Georgia 0.1% seller
Hawaii est 0.15% seller
Idaho est none negotiable
Illinois 0.1% seller
Indiana est none negotiable
Iowa est 0.16% seller
Kansas est none negotiable
Kentucky est 0.1% seller
Louisiana est none negotiable
Maine est 0.44% split
Maryland 0.5% split
Massachusetts 0.46% seller
Michigan est 0.86% seller
Minnesota est 0.33% seller
Mississippi est none negotiable
Missouri est none negotiable
Montana est none negotiable
Nebraska est 0.22% seller
Nevada est 0.51% seller
New Hampshire est 1.5% split
New Jersey 1% seller
New Mexico est none negotiable
New York 0.4% seller
North Carolina 0.2% seller
North Dakota est none negotiable
Ohio est 0.1% seller
Oklahoma est 0.15% seller
Oregon est none negotiable
Pennsylvania 1% split
Rhode Island est 0.46% seller
South Carolina est 0.37% seller
South Dakota est 0.1% seller
Tennessee est 0.37% buyer
Texas none negotiable
Utah est none negotiable
Vermont est 1.45% buyer
Virginia 0.25% split
Washington 1.28% seller
West Virginia est 0.44% seller
Wisconsin est 0.3% seller
Wyoming est none negotiable

"est" marks a state we haven't yet finished source-verifying; those pages aren't indexed. 15 states are source-verified.