Denver County, Colorado Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Denver County costs about $43 and a mortgage about $43 (flat per-document fee regardless of page count), per the City and County of Denver, Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule, effective 2025-07-01. Colorado moved every county, including the consolidated City and County of Denver, 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. Confirmed on El Paso County's official fee page (the statute is statewide and uniform); Denver's own Clerk and Recorder page did not render fee text to automated fetch on 2026-09-22 (404).
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. Denver, though a home-rule consolidated city-county, is not among them in that prior research and has not been found to impose its own transfer or documentary tax beyond the standard state documentary fee. Colorado transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Denver County?
$43 for the first page, about $43 for a typical deed, per the City and County of Denver, 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.
Denver County closing costs → Denver County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Denver County overview