Plymouth County, Massachusetts Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule. Plymouth County's own site (plymouthdeeds.com) redirected to what appears to be an expired-domain ad/tracking page rather than the registry, so these figures are carried over from Hampden County's own current fee schedule rather than fetched directly from Plymouth's. Massachusetts sets registry-of-deeds recording fees uniformly by statute (M.G.L. c. 262 Sec. 38, including the FY2020 Community Preservation Act fee increase) for every county registry, so the same flat $155 deed / $205 mortgage fee (which 'includes all applicable surcharges', not per-page) applies at every MA registry, Plymouth included.
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 Plymouth 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. Plymouth County pays only the state's 0.456% Deeds Excise Tax. Massachusetts transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Plymouth County?
$155 for the first page, about $155 for a typical deed, per the Plymouth 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.
Plymouth County closing costs → Plymouth County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Plymouth County overview