Anoka County, Minnesota Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Anoka County costs about $51 and a mortgage about $51 (a flat $46.00 recording fee plus Anoka's own $5.00 Conservation Fee, regardless of page count), per the Anoka County Property Records & Taxation Division's fee schedule, effective 2025-07-01. Minnesota sets the base recording fee by STATE statute, uniform in every county: Minn. Stat. Sec. 357.18, Subd. 1 sets $46.00 'for indexing and recording any deed or other instrument' ($10.50 to the state general fund, $10.00 to the state technology fund, $25.50 to the county general fund), a flat per-document fee confirmed directly on Anoka County's own current (effective 7/1/2025) fee schedule. On top of that base fee, Anoka County is one of only 10 Minnesota counties that levies its own $5.00 Conservation Fee per transaction on a taxable mortgage or deed, this is the genuine county-set line item captured above.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $46 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $46 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
| Anoka County Conservation Fee per transaction, added on top of the $46 recording fee for any mortgage and/or deed subject to Minnesota's Deed Tax or Mortgage Registration Tax (Minn. Stat. Ch. 287); Anoka is one of only 10 Minnesota counties (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright) authorized to levy this fee under the state's Agricultural Land Preservation Program, a genuine county-set add-on, confirmed directly on both Anoka County's own fee schedule and the Minnesota Department of Revenue's County Conservation Fee page. | $5 |
County transfer tax
Minnesota's Deed Tax (0.33% of net consideration over $3,000, or $1.65 flat at/below $3,000, Minn. Stat. Sec. 287.21) and Mortgage Registration Tax (0.23% of the debt secured, Minn. Stat. Sec. 287.05) are both state taxes set at a uniform statewide rate and simply collected by the county recorder; Anoka County does not levy any additional ad valorem local transfer or mortgage-registry surtax on top of the state rate (unlike Hennepin/Ramsey's separate Environmental Response Fund fee, which is authorized only for those two counties under their own county-code chapters, not Anoka's). Anoka's own county-specific add-on is the flat $5.00 Conservation Fee, which is recorded above under recording.other_flat_fees since it is a per-transaction flat charge, not a percentage transfer tax. Minnesota transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Anoka County?
$46 for the first page, about $51 for a typical deed, per the Anoka County Property Records & Taxation Division's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$46 for the first page, about $51 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.
Anoka County closing costs → Anoka County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Anoka County overview