Rockingham County, New Hampshire Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Rockingham County costs about $47 and a mortgage about $107 (a 2-page deed ($12 first page + $4 second page + $2 surcharge + $25 LCHIP = $43... using the published $12/$4/$2/$25 components: 2-page deed = $12 + $4 + $2 + $25 = $43; 16-page mortgage = $12 + ($4 x 15) + $2 + $25 = $99), figures below use the Registry's own combined per-page total plus the flat surcharges), per the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule. New Hampshire sets Registry of Deeds recording fees by STATE statute (RSA 478:17-g), uniform in every county registry including Rockingham's, confirmed directly on Rockingham County Registry of Deeds' own published fee page: $12.00 for the first page and $4.00 for each additional page, plus a $2.00 statewide surcharge included with every document, plus a separate $25.00 State LCHIP (Land and Community Heritage Investment Program) surcharge due on each deed, mortgage, mortgage discharge or plan set (paid separately). typical_deed_total/typical_mortgage_total below fold in the $2 and $25 flat surcharges on top of the per-page recording charge.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $12 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $12 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
| State LCHIP surcharge on each deed, mortgage, mortgage discharge and plan set, RSA 478:17-g I-a(a); statewide, paid with a separate check; some statutory exemptions apply | $25 |
| Statewide recording surcharge imposed on all documents by state law, included with the base recording fee | $2 |
County transfer tax
New Hampshire's Real Estate Transfer Tax ($0.75 per $100 paid by each of buyer and seller, $1.50 per $100 / $15 per $1,000 combined, RSA 78-B, with a $40 minimum when consideration is $4,000 or less) is a state tax collected through the deed but set uniformly statewide by the Department of Revenue Administration, not by Rockingham County; it should already be captured in data/transfer/new-hampshire.json. Rockingham County itself levies no additional local transfer, recordation or documentary tax beyond the state LCHIP and recording surcharges captured above. New Hampshire transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Rockingham County?
$12 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $47 for a typical deed, per the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$12 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $107 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.
Rockingham County closing costs → Rockingham County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Rockingham County overview