St. Louis County, Missouri Recording Fees
Recording a deed in St. Louis County costs about $29 and a mortgage about $71 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds's fee schedule. St. Louis County's own Recorder of Deeds price list charges $26.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page, for both deeds and deeds of trust. Missouri's general statutory base for non-charter counties (RSMo 59.310) is $5.00 first page plus $3.00 each additional page; St. Louis County, a charter county, sets a higher fee by local ordinance (RSMo 59.310/59.319 permit charter counties to set their own recording fees). The county's price-list page returned a 403 on direct fetch in this session; the figures above come from that page's content as surfaced through search.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $26 |
| Deed, each additional page | $3 |
| Mortgage, first page | $26 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $3 |
| Non-standard document fee Added if the document does not meet Missouri's statutory document-formatting standards. | $25 |
County transfer tax
No St. Louis County transfer tax. Missouri's Constitution (Article X, Section 25, adopted by voters Nov. 2, 2010) bars the state, counties, and other political subdivisions from imposing any new tax on the sale or transfer of real estate; Missouri has no state or county real estate transfer tax at all (per the existing data/transfer/missouri.json record, has_tax false). Missouri transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in St. Louis County?
$26 for the first page and $3 for each additional page, about $29 for a typical deed, per the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$26 for the first page and $3 per additional page, about $71 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.
St. Louis County closing costs → St. Louis County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
St. Louis County overview