Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region costs about $15 and a mortgage about $85 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page mortgage), per the Individual town clerks (Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull) - Connecticut has no county government or county recorder's fee schedule. Connecticut abolished county government in 1960; there is no county-level recorder anywhere in the state, and 'Greater Bridgeport Planning Region' is a Census statistical/COG boundary (the six-town service area of the Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments, MetroCOG: Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull), not a recording jurisdiction. Every deed and mortgage in the region is recorded with that individual TOWN's own town clerk. Recording fees are set uniformly statewide by Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 7-34a, not by the town or the region: $10.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page (a page is up to 8.5 x 14 inches), the same for a deed and a mortgage, identical to the schedule confirmed for the Capitol Planning Region elsewhere in this dataset.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $10 |
| Deed, each additional page | $5 |
| Mortgage, first page | $10 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $5 |
| OPM data-reporting surcharge Added to the regular recording fee for documents subject to Sec. 10-261b municipal data reporting. | $2 |
| Grantee mailing-address penalty Added if a deed (other than a mortgage deed) omits the grantee's current mailing address. | $5 |
County transfer tax
Municipal (town) portion of the real estate conveyance tax: 0.25% of the price, paid by the seller and City of Bridgeport (targeted investment community): 0.5% of the price, paid by the seller. Connecticut transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?
$10 for the first page and $5 for each additional page, about $15 for a typical deed, per the Individual town clerks (Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull) - Connecticut has no county government or county recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$10 for the first page and $5 per additional page, about $85 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
- Individual town clerks (Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull) - Connecticut has no county government or county recorder fee schedule
- Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 12-494(a)(2), municipal conveyance tax (already recorded in data/transfer/connecticut.json)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 12-494(c); Bridgeport is named as a targeted investment community example in data/transfer/connecticut.json
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region closing costs → Greater Bridgeport Planning Region home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region overview