Fresno County, California Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Fresno County costs about $14 and a mortgage about $64 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the Fresno County Assessor-Recorder's fee schedule. Fresno County's fee schedule (via search-indexed content of fresnocountyca.gov/Departments/Recorder/Fee-Schedule; the page itself returned a 403 on direct fetch in this session so this could not be independently re-verified) shows $19.00 for the first page of a general document (this figure is used here for a deed of trust) and $11.00 for the first page of a deed that already carries the documentary transfer tax, with $3.00 for each additional page in both cases. This first-page split (a lower rate for a deed already paying transfer tax) is a pattern seen in several California counties' schedules.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $11 |
| Deed, each additional page | $3 |
| Mortgage, first page | $19 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $3 |
| SB2 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee Per parcel, capped at $225 per transaction on a single-parcel deed subject to the documentary transfer tax; exemptions apply for owner-occupied residential transfers. | $75 |
County transfer tax
No separate Fresno city or county add-on beyond the base California county documentary transfer tax already captured in data/transfer/california.json ($0.55 per $500 of consideration, levied by every CA county under Rev. & Tax. Code 11911(a)); no evidence found of the city of Fresno levying its own additional city documentary transfer tax (unlike Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Jose, which are separately documented in that file). California transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Fresno County?
$11 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, about $14 for a typical deed, per the Fresno County Assessor-Recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$19 for the first page and $3 per additional page, about $64 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Fresno County closing costs → Fresno County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Fresno County overview