Hampden County, Massachusetts Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Hampden County costs about $155 and a mortgage about $205 (flat $155.00 to record a deed and flat $205.00 to record a mortgage, regardless of page count), per the Hampden County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule. Massachusetts registry-of-deeds recording fees are a flat per-document fee, not per page, and 'include all applicable surcharges' including the Community Preservation Act fee increase enacted in the Commonwealth's FY2020 budget (which amended M.G.L. c. 44B Sec. 8 and raised fees at every registry statewide). Confirmed directly against Hampden County's own current fee schedule (fetched via Wayback Machine snapshot, since the live site returned a Cloudflare block); because this schedule is set by state law it applies identically at every MA registry, including Plymouth County's.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $155 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $205 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
County transfer tax
No Hampden County-specific land bank surcharge applies; only Barnstable County (Cape Cod & Islands Land Bank) and the Town of Nantucket (Nantucket Islands Land Bank) have their own add-on to the state Deeds Excise Tax, per data/transfer/massachusetts.json's local[] array. Hampden County pays only the state's 0.456% Deeds Excise Tax ($4.56 per $1,000, confirmed directly on the registry's own excise calculator). Massachusetts transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Hampden County?
$155 for the first page, about $155 for a typical deed, per the Hampden County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$205 for the first page, about $205 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.
Hampden County closing costs → Hampden County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Hampden County overview