California Documentary and Property Transfer Tax Rates

CityCounty Contact PhoneCounty WebsiteEscrow Charges/FeesTitle Fee (Owner’s Policy)County Transfer Tax per $1000City Transfer Tax per $1000
Alameda510.272.6362888.280.7708BuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Split – Buyer/Seller
Alameda – $12.00 / $1000
Albany – $15.00 / $1000
Berkeley $1.6 mil or less – $15.00 / $1000
$1,600,001 and above $25.00/$1000 Measure M
Emeryville – $1 mil or less $12.00 / $1000 Measure O
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000 $15.00 / $1000
$2,000,001 $25.00 / $1000
Hayward – $8.50 / $1000
Oakland – $300,000 or less -$10 / $1000
$300,001 to $2 mil – $15/$1000
$2,000,001 to $5 mil – $17.50 / $1000
$5,000,001 and above $25 / $1000
Piedmont – $13.00 / $1000
San Leandro – $11.00 / $1000
Alpine530.694.2286www.co.alpine.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerBuyerSeller $1.10
Amador209.223.6468www.co.amador.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerBuyerSeller $1.10
Butte530.538.7691www.buttecounty.netSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Calaveras209.754.6372www.co.calaveras.ca.us/ccSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Colusa530.458.0500www.colusacountyclerk.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Contra Costa925.335.7900www.contracostavote.govBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Split – Buyer/Seller
Richmond -$100 to $1,000,000 – $7 /$1000
$1,000,001 to $3,000,000 – 1.25% of Purchase Price
$3,000,001 to $9,999,999 – 2.5% of Purchase Price
$10,000,000 and above – 3% of Purchase Price
El Cerrito – $12.00 /$1000
Del Norte707.464.7216www.co.del-norte.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
El Dorado530.621.5490co.el-dorado.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Fresno559.488.3534www.co.fresno.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Glenn530.934.6412www.countyofglenn.netSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Humboldt707.445.7593co.humboldt.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Imperial760.482.4272www.co.imperial.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Inyo760.878.0222www.inyocounty.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Kern661.868.6400www.co.kern.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller Split in RidgecrestSeller $1.10
Kings559.582.2311 x 2470www.countyofkings.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Lake707.263.2293www.co.lake.ca.usBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Lassen530.251.8234www.lassencounty.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Los Angeles800.815.2666lacounty.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10Culver City
0.45% on amounts of $1,499,999 or less, 1.5% on amounts from $1,500,000 to $2,999,999, 3% on amounts from $3,000,000 to $9,999,999, 4% on amounts $10,000,000 and above. Measure RE
City of Los Angeles – $4.50 / $1000
$5,300,000 to $10,600,000 – additional 4%, $10.6 mil and above – additional 5.5% Measure ULA
Pomona – $2.20 / $1000
Redondo Beach – $2.20 / $1000
Santa Monica- Measure GS
$3.00 (Per $1,000) on amounts $4,999,999 or less
$6.00 (Per $1,000) on amounts $5,000,000 and above
$56 (per $1000) on amounts $8,000,000 and above
Madera559.675.7720www.madera-county.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Marin415.499.6092www.co.marin.ca.usBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Seller
San Rafael – $2.00 / $1,000
Mariposa209.966.2332www.mariposacounty.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Mendocino707.463.4376www.co.mendocino.ca.usBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Merced209.385.7501www.co.merced.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Modoc530.233.6205www.modoccounty.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Mono760.932.5530www.monocounty.ca.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Monterey831.755.5041www.co.monterey.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller: Monterey Peninsula, SalinasSeller $1.10
Napa707.253.4247www.countyofnapa.orgBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10
Nevada530.265.1221www.mynevadacounty.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Orange County714.834.2887www.ocgov.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Placer530.886.5600www.placer.ca.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Plumas530.283.6218www.countyofplumas.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Riverside800.746.1544www.countyofriverside.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10Seller
Riverside – $1.10 / $500
Sacramento916.874.6334www.saccounty.netSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10Split – Buyer/Seller
Sacramento – $2.75 / $1,000
San Benito831.636.4016www.san-benito.ca.usSellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Bernardino909.387.8322www.sbcounty.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Diego619.238.8158www.sdcounty.ca.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Francisco414.544.5596www.sfgov.orgBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Per $1000:
$5.00 for less then $250,000
$6.80 from $250,001 to $999,999
$7.50 from $1,000,000 to $4,999,999
$22.50 from $5,000,000 to $9,999,999
$55.00 from $10,000,000 to $24,999,999
$60.00 from$25,000,000 and above
Measure M
San Joaquin209.468.3939www.sjgov.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
San Luis Obispo805.781.5080www.slocounty.ca.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
San Mateo650.363.4500www.co.sanmateo.ca.usBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10San Mateo: $5.00/$1,000
Over $10 Mil is 1.50% –
Split Buyer/Seller
Hillsbourough: 0.30/$1,000 –
Negotiable Measure CC
Santa Barbara805.568.2250www.countyofsb.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Santa Clara408.299.2481www.sccgov.orgSellerSellerSeller $1.10Split – Buyer/Seller
Mountain View: $3.30/$1,000
Palo Alto: $3.30/$1,000 Measure K
San Jose: $3.30/$1,000
in addition San Jose
Measure E Tax for Property Value:
$2,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00
Tax Rate – 0.75%
$5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000.00
Tax Rate – 1.0%
$10,000,000.01 and higher Tax Rate – 1.5%
Santa Cruz831.454.2800www.co.santa-cruz.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Shasta530.225.5671www.co.shasta.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Sierra530.289.3295www.sierracounty.wsSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Siskiyou530.842.8065www.co.siskiyou.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Solano707.784.6210www.solanocounty.comBuyerBuyerSeller $1.10Seller
Vallejo – $3.30 / $1,000
Sonoma707.565.2651www.sonoma-county.orgBuyerBUyerSeller $1.10Seller
Petaluma: $2.00/$1,000
Santa Rosa: $2.00/$1,000
Stanislaus209.525.5250www.stancounty.comSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller Except Turlock SplitSeller $1.10
Sutter530.822.7134www.co.sutter.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Tehama530.527.3350www.co.tehama.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Trinity530.623.1215www.trinitycounty.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Tulare559.636.5051www.co.tulare.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Tuolumne209.533.5535www.tuolumnecounty.ca.govSplit – Buyer/SellerSplit – Buyer/SellerSeller $1.10
Ventura805.654.2295www.countyofventura.orgSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10
Yolo530.666.8130www.yolocounty.orgBuyer: Davis Seller: All OtherBuyer: Davis Seller: All OtherSeller $1.10
Yuba530.749.7850www.co.yuba.ca.usSplit – Buyer/SellerSellerSeller $1.10