Ocean County, New Jersey Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Ocean County costs about $55 and a mortgage about $185 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the Ocean County Clerk's Recording Office's fee schedule. Per the Ocean County Clerk's published recording fee schedule: deed $45.00 first page + $10.00 each additional page; mortgage $35.00 first page + $10.00 each additional page; mortgage assignment/modification/subordination/discharge/partial release/postponement $45.00 first page + $10.00 each additional page. The county's own page notes that all these figures already include a $5.00 statewide Homelessness Prevention Trust Fund fee baked into the total. New Jersey recording fees are set by each county's own recording office under N.J.S.A. 22A:4-4.1 and are not perfectly uniform statewide, Ocean's rates match Hudson County's exactly but differ from Monmouth County's ($40/$30 first page).
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $45 |
| Deed, each additional page | $10 |
| Mortgage, first page | $35 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $10 |
County transfer tax
New Jersey's Realty Transfer Fee (RTF), including the supplemental fee on transfers over $1,000,000 and the additional fee for qualifying senior/blind/disabled sellers, is set entirely at the state level under N.J.S.A. 46:15-5 et seq. and simply collected by the county clerk at the time of deed recording (see data/transfer/new-jersey.json). No New Jersey county, including Ocean, adds its own separate local transfer tax on top of the state RTF. New Jersey transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Ocean County?
$45 for the first page and $10 for each additional page, about $55 for a typical deed, per the Ocean County Clerk's Recording Office's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$35 for the first page and $10 per additional page, about $185 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.
Ocean County closing costs → Ocean County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Ocean County overview