Davidson County, Tennessee Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Davidson County costs about $12 and a mortgage about $82 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust, using the Register's $5-per-page rate with a $10 minimum charge plus a flat $2 data-processing fee), per the Davidson County (Metro Nashville) Register of Deeds's fee schedule. Per the Davidson County Register of Deeds' own published fee page: warranty deeds and deeds of trust/mortgages are both billed at $5.00 per page, with a $10.00 minimum charge per document plus a flat $2.00 data-processing (DP) fee. Because the $10 minimum already covers the first two pages at $5/page, a 2-page document costs $12 total ($10 minimum + $2 DP), and each page beyond the second adds $5.00. A 16-page document is $10 minimum + (14 pages x $5) + $2 DP = $82.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $12 |
| Deed, each additional page | $5 |
| Mortgage, first page | $12 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $5 |
County transfer tax
Tennessee's Realty Transfer Tax (0.37% of price, Tenn. Code Ann. 67-4-409) and its mortgage recordation tax ($1.15 per $1,000 of the debt secured, minus the first $2,000 exempt) are both set uniformly statewide and simply collected by each county's register of deeds, the $1.15/$1,000 rate shown on the Nashville/Davidson County Register's own page is the statewide rate, not a Davidson-specific add-on (see data/transfer/tennessee.json, whose local array is empty). Davidson County/Metro Nashville levies no additional local transfer, recordation or documentary tax. Tennessee transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Davidson County?
$12 for the first page and $5 for each additional page, about $12 for a typical deed, per the Davidson County (Metro Nashville) Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$12 for the first page and $5 per additional page, about $82 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.
Davidson County closing costs → Davidson County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Davidson County overview