Suffolk County, Massachusetts Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Suffolk County costs about $155 and a mortgage about $205 (flat per-document fee regardless of page count (Massachusetts Registry of Deeds fees are not charged per page)), per the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule, effective 2019-12-31. Massachusetts Registry of Deeds recording fees are set statewide by the Legislature (M.G.L. c.262, s.38) and are identical at every registry, including Suffolk County's. A deed records for a flat $155 and a mortgage for a flat $205 regardless of the number of pages, effective since 12/31/2019. Confirmed against the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds' published Consolidated Fee Schedule, which republishes the statewide schedule set by the Commonwealth; Suffolk's own suffolkdeeds.com fee page returned a Cloudflare 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-22 and could not be checked directly, but the fee is set at the state level and does not vary by county.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $155 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $205 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
| Municipal Lien Certificate per document, if ordered | $80 |
| Declaration of Homestead per document, if filed | $35 |
County transfer tax
Massachusetts' Deeds Excise Tax is a uniform state-set rate (0.456% of price, M.G.L. c.64D; see data/transfer/massachusetts.json) collected by the registry of deeds. Only two Massachusetts counties layer a further Land Bank transfer fee on top, Barnstable (Cape Cod & Islands Land Bank, 0.6875%) and Nantucket (2.0%), both already listed in data/transfer/massachusetts.json. Suffolk County has no such add-on and no other local transfer, recordation or documentary tax. Massachusetts transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Suffolk County?
$155 for the first page, about $155 for a typical deed, per the Suffolk 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.
Suffolk County closing costs → Suffolk County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Suffolk County overview