Durham County, North Carolina Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Durham County costs about $26 and a mortgage about $64 (a 2-page deed stays within the $26 'first 15 pages' band, so the total is $26.00 flat; a 16-page deed of trust stays within the $64 'first 35 pages' band, so the total is $64.00 flat), per the Durham County Register of Deeds's fee schedule, effective 2016-10-01. North Carolina sets register-of-deeds fees by STATE statute (N.C.G.S. Sec. 161-10, effective under Session Law 2016-86 since 10/1/2016), uniform in every county including Durham: a standard DEED is $26.00 for the first 15 pages/sheets, then $4.00 for each additional page; a DEED OF TRUST or MORTGAGE is a separate, higher band at $64.00 for the first 35 pages/sheets, then $4.00 for each additional page. Confirmed directly on Wake County's and Cumberland County's identical published fee schedules elsewhere in this dataset; Durham County's own Register of Deeds page returned a redirect chain that automated fetch could not resolve to a fee table on 2026-09-22.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $26 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $64 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
County transfer tax
North Carolina's Excise (transfer) Tax on deeds ($1.00 per $500, per N.C.G.S. Sec. 105-228.30) is a uniform statewide rate collected by the county Register of Deeds but not itself a county-set add-on; Durham County levies no additional local transfer tax on top of it (unlike some coastal NC counties, which have a separate voter-approved land transfer tax). North Carolina transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Durham County?
$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $26 for a typical deed, per the Durham County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$64 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $64 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.
Durham County closing costs → Durham County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Durham County overview