Cumberland County, Maine Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Cumberland County costs about $40 and a mortgage about $40 (flat $40.00 per document ($35 base + $5 surcharge), regardless of page count, names to be indexed, or references), per the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule, effective 2026-01-01. Cumberland County Registry of Deeds' own published fee schedule (effective January 1, 2026): a flat $40.00 fee ($35.00 base plus a $5.00 surcharge) to record any document, deed or mortgage alike, for a private/standard submitter, regardless of page count, number of names, or references. (A reduced $25.00 flat rate applies only to State government and municipal submitters, not applicable to a private home purchase.) Recording fees in Maine are set at the registry/county level, not a single statewide statute, so this Cumberland-specific figure should not be assumed to apply in other Maine counties.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $40 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $40 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
County transfer tax
Maine's Real Estate Transfer Tax ($2.20 per $500 of value up to $1,000,000, $6.00 per $500 on the portion above $1,000,000, effective November 1, 2025, Title 36 Sec. 4641, split equally between buyer and seller) is a STATE tax collected through the registry of deeds and is uniform statewide; it should already be captured in data/transfer/maine.json. No evidence was found of a Cumberland County or Portland municipal add-on, Maine law does not give counties or municipalities their own separate real estate transfer tax authority. Maine transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Cumberland County?
$40 for the first page, about $40 for a typical deed, per the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$40 for the first page, about $40 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.
Cumberland County closing costs → Cumberland County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Cumberland County overview