Hamilton County, Tennessee Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Hamilton County costs about $13 and a mortgage about $73 (a 2-page deed ($12 for the first two pages + $1 state register fee) and a 16-page deed of trust ($12 for the first two pages + 14 x $5 for additional pages + $1 state register fee)), per the Hamilton County Register of Deeds's fee schedule. Hamilton County Register of Deeds' own published fee schedule: $12.00 for the first two pages, $5.00 for each additional page, for both deeds and deeds of trust/mortgages, plus a $1.00 state register fee whenever the state conveyance tax (on a deed) or state mortgage tax (on a deed of trust) applies. This is the same $5-per-page structure seen in Davidson County (Nashville), though Hamilton's base covers 2 pages for $12 rather than Davidson's $10-minimum-plus-$2-DP-fee structure, each county register sets its own fee under Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 8-21-1001, though the base amounts are similar statewide.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $12 |
| Deed, each additional page | $5 |
| Mortgage, first page | $12 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $5 |
| State register fee charged only if the state conveyance/mortgage tax applies to the document | $1 |
| Additional instrument/document fee per additional instrument or document combined in one recording | $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. Hamilton County/Chattanooga levies no additional local transfer, recordation or documentary tax (see data/transfer/tennessee.json, whose local array is empty). Tennessee transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Hamilton County?
$12 for the first page and $5 for each additional page, about $13 for a typical deed, per the Hamilton County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$12 for the first page and $5 per additional page, about $73 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.
Hamilton County closing costs → Hamilton County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Hamilton County overview