Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Arapahoe County costs about $43 and a mortgage about $43 (flat per-document fee regardless of page count), per the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule, effective 2025-07-01. Colorado moved every county, including Arapahoe, from a per-page recording fee to a single flat fee under HB24-1269, effective July 1, 2025: $43.00 per document regardless of page count. Arapahoe County itself publicly announced this change ('New flat Recording Fees go into effect July 1'), though its specific announcement page returned a 404 to automated fetch on 2026-09-22; confirmed instead against El Paso County's official fee page describing the identical statewide statute.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $43 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $43 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
County transfer tax
Colorado has no state real estate transfer tax, only a nominal statewide documentary fee ($0.01 per $100 of price, C.R.S. 39-13-102; see data/transfer/colorado.json). A handful of home-rule resort towns (Aspen, Vail) impose their own local real property transfer tax, both already listed in data/transfer/colorado.json's local array. Arapahoe County (Aurora, Littleton, Centennial) is not among them and levies no local transfer, recordation or documentary tax beyond the standard documentary fee. Colorado transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Arapahoe County?
$43 for the first page, about $43 for a typical deed, per the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$43 for the first page, about $43 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.
Arapahoe County closing costs → Arapahoe County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Arapahoe County overview