A Guide to California Closing Costs

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CountyEscrow ChargesTitle FeesDocumentary Transfer Tax

Amount per $1,000

City Transfer Tax

Amount per $1,000

Alameda
www.co.alameda.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Split Buyer—Seller

Alameda $12.00 | Albany $15.00 | Berkeley* $15.00 for Purchase Price up to $1.8 million, $25 over $1.8 million | Emeryville $12.00 | Hayward $8.50 | Oakland 1% of Purchase Price up to $300,000, 1.5% for $300,001 to $2 million, 1.75% over $2 million and up to $5 million, 2.5% over $5 million | Piedmont $13.00 | San Leandro $11.00

Alpine
www.co.alpine.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerBuyerSeller $1.10
Amador
www.co.amador.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerBuyerSeller $1.10
Butte
www.buttecounty.net		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Calaveras
www.co.calaveras.ca.us/cc		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Colusa
www.colusacountyclerk.com		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Contra Costa
www.co.contracosta.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Split Buyer—Seller

Richmond $100 to $999,999 = 0.7% of purchase price, $1,000,000 to $2,999,999 = 1.25% of purchase price, $ 3,000,000 to $9,999,999 = 2.5% of purchase price, $10,000,000 and above = 3% of purchase price $12.00 | El Cerrito $12.00

Del Norte
www.co.delnorte.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
El Dorado
www.co.eldorado.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Fresno
www.co.fresno.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Glenn
www.countyofglenn.net		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Humboldt
www.co.humboldt.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Imperial
www.co.imperial.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Inyo
www.inyocounty.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Kern
www.co.kern.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSeller Split:

Ridgecrest

Seller $1.10
Kings
www.countyofkings.com		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Lake
www.co.lake.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Lassen
www.lassencounty.org		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Los Angeles
www.lacounty.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10Seller Pays County

Culver City 1.5% for $1,500,000 to $2,999,999, 3% for $3,000,000 to $9,999,999, 4% for $10M+ | Los Angeles $4.50 | Pomona $2.20 | Redondo Beach $2.20 | Santa Monica $3.00/$1,000 up to $4,999,999, $6/$1,000 for over $5M

Madera
www.maderacounty.com		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Marin
www.co.marin.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Seller Pays County

San Rafael $2.00

Mariposa
www.mariposacounty.org		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Mendocino
www.co.mendocino.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Merced
www.co.merced.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Modoc
www.modoccounty.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Mono
www.monocounty.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Monterey
www.co.monterey.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSeller Monterey | Peninsula | SalinasSeller $1.10
Napa
www.countyofnapa.org		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Nevada
www.mynevadacounty.com		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Orange County
www.ocgov.com		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Placer
www.placer.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Plumas
www.countyofplumas.com		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Riverside
www.countyofriverside.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Sacramento
www.saccounty.net		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Benito
www.sanbenito.ca.us		SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Bernadino
www.sbcounty.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Diego
www.sdcounty.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Francisco
www.sfgov.org		BuyerBuyerIncluded in City Transfer Tax
San Joaquin
www.sjgov.org		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
San Luis Obispo
www.slocounty.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Mateo
www.co.sanmateo.ca.us		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Split Buyer—Seller

San Mateo $5.00

Santa Barbara
www.countyofsb.org		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Santa Clara
www.sccgov.org		SellerSellerSeller $1.10Split Buyer—Seller

San Mateo $5.00 | Palo Alto $3.30 | San Jose $3.30
For San Jose: in addition to the above, additional transfer tax applied on sales over $2M, based on full sales price:
0.75% – $2,000,000 to $5,000,000
1.0% – $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000
1.5% – $10,000,000.01 and higher

Santa Cruz
www.co.santacruz.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Shasta
www.co.shasta.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Sierra
www.sierracounty.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Siskiyou
www.co.siskiyou.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Solano
www.solanocounty.com		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Seller Pays

Vallejo $3.30

Sonoma
www.sonomacounty.org		BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Seller Pays

Cotafi $3.30 | Petaluma $2.00 | Santa Rosa $2.00

Stanislaus
www.stancounty.com		Split Buyer—SellerSeller pays except Turlock (50/50)Seller $1.10
Sutter
www.co.sutter.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Tehama
www.co.tehama.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Trinity
www.trinitycounty.org		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Tulare
www.co.tulare.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Tuolumne
www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov		Split Buyer—SellerSplit Buyer—SellerSeller $1.10
Ventura
www.countyofventura.org		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Yolo
www.yolocounty.org		Buyer – Davis
Seller – All Other		Buyer – Davis
Seller – All Other		Seller $1.10Seller Pays

Woodland $1.10

Yuba
www.co.yuba.ca.us		Split Buyer—SellerSellerSeller $1.10