Marion County, Indiana Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Marion County costs about $25 and a mortgage about $55 (Indiana charges a flat per-document fee regardless of page count for standard-size (8.5x14 or smaller) pages), per the Marion County Recorder (City-County Building, Indianapolis)'s fee schedule, effective 2017-07-01. Indiana's base recorder fees are set by state statute (IC 36-2-7-10) and are otherwise uniform in every county: $25.00 flat to record any deed or other instrument (other than a mortgage), and $55.00 flat to record a mortgage, both regardless of page count as long as pages are no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches ($25 first page + $5.00 each additional page only applies to oversized pages). Marion County is the one Indiana county legally allowed to add a local housing-trust-fund surcharge on top of these base fees (see other_flat_fees); indy.gov's recorder fee page did not return readable fee content in this session, so the base figures are sourced to the Indiana State Board of Accounts' statewide recorder fee summary rather than a Marion-specific page.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $25 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $55 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
| Possible Housing Trust Fund surcharge (Marion County only) IC 36-2-7-10(c)(9)-(10) and IC 36-2-7-10.7 give Marion County (the only Indiana county containing a consolidated city) the option, by county fiscal-body ordinance, to add either a flat $10.00 per document fee or a $2.50-first-page/$1.00-additional-page surcharge dedicated to the local housing trust fund. Not confirmed which option, if any, is currently in force; not added to the totals below. | $3 |
County transfer tax
Indiana has no state, county, or municipal real estate transfer tax at all (per the existing data/transfer/indiana.json record, has_tax false); IC 36-2-7-10 governs only the flat per-document recording fees above, not a value-based tax. Indiana transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Marion County?
$25 for the first page, about $25 for a typical deed, per the Marion County Recorder (City-County Building, Indianapolis)'s fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$55 for the first page, about $55 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.
Marion County closing costs → Marion County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Marion County overview