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Transfer-tax register

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 8 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 0.1% seller
Alaska 0% none
Arizona 0% none
Arkansas 0.33% split
California est 0.11% seller
Colorado 0.01% buyer
Connecticut 0.75% seller
Delaware est 4% split
District of Columbia est 1.1% split
Florida 0.7% seller
Georgia 0.1% seller
Hawaii 0.1% seller
Idaho none negotiable
Illinois 0.1% seller
Indiana none negotiable
Iowa est 0.16% seller
Kansas none negotiable
Kentucky 0.1% seller
Louisiana 0% none
Maine 0.44% split
Maryland 0.5% split
Massachusetts 0.46% seller
Michigan 0.86% seller
Minnesota 0.33% seller
Mississippi none negotiable
Missouri none negotiable
Montana none negotiable
Nebraska 0.23% seller
Nevada 0.51% negotiable
New Hampshire 0.75% split
New Jersey 1% seller
New Mexico 0% none
New York 0.4% seller
North Carolina 0.2% seller
North Dakota 0% none
Ohio 0.1% seller
Oklahoma 0.15% negotiable
Oregon none negotiable
Pennsylvania 1% split
Rhode Island 0.75% seller
South Carolina 0.37% seller
South Dakota 0.1% seller
Tennessee 0.37% buyer
Texas none negotiable
Utah 0% none
Vermont 0.5% buyer
Virginia est 0.25% split
Washington 1.28% seller
West Virginia est 0.33% seller
Wisconsin 0.3% seller
Wyoming 0% none

"est" marks a state we haven't yet finished source-verifying; those pages aren't indexed. 45 states are source-verified.