McHenry County, Illinois Recording Fees
Recording a deed in McHenry County costs about $112 and a mortgage about $126 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the McHenry County Recorder's fee schedule. McHenry County Recorder's own published fee schedule: $111.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page, for a deed or mortgage alike. The $111 first-page figure already bundles a statutory $8.00 per-document Automation charge, a $43.00 county Geographic Information System (GIS) charge, and an $18.00 statewide Rental Housing Support Program (RHSP) surcharge on top of the base recorder fee.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $111 |
| Deed, each additional page | $1 |
| Mortgage, first page | $111 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $1 |
County transfer tax
McHenry County's own materials state that no municipality within the county charges a separate transfer tax, and no evidence was found that McHenry County itself has adopted its own optional county-level real property transfer tax (Illinois law lets a county impose up to $0.25 per $500 of value, the authority Cook County uses, per data/transfer/illinois.json, but this is optional county-by-county). Treated as no county-set add-on, consistent with the unconfirmed status found for Kane County elsewhere in this dataset. Illinois transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in McHenry County?
$111 for the first page and $1 for each additional page, about $112 for a typical deed, per the McHenry County Recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$111 for the first page and $1 per additional page, about $126 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.
McHenry County closing costs → McHenry County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
McHenry County overview