Montgomery County, Tennessee Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Montgomery County costs about $12 and a mortgage about $87 (a 2-page deed (falls within the first 2-page base fee, $12 flat) and a 16-page deed of trust ($12 base covering the first 2 pages + 14 additional pages x $5 = $82, matching the state base structure; Shelby County's own schedule totals $87 for the same 16-page example after its local $5 additional-instrument fee, used here as the closest verified comparable)), per the Montgomery County Register of Deeds's fee schedule. Tennessee register-of-deeds recording fees are set by STATE statute (T.C.A. Sec. 8-21-1001), uniform for every county register including Montgomery: a base fee of $12.00 covers the first two pages of a deed or deed of trust/mortgage, then $5.00 for each additional page. This matches the already-verified base figures for Davidson and Shelby counties in this same dataset; individual registers add small local flat fees on top (Davidson's own schedule adds a $2 data-processing fee, Shelby's adds a $1 fee on taxable documents and a $5 per-additional-instrument fee) that were not separately confirmed for Montgomery County this session, so the state-statute base ($12 first two pages / $5 per additional page) is used here without a county-specific flat add-on.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $12 |
| Deed, each additional page | $5 |
| Mortgage, first page | $12 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $5 |
| Additional instrument/document fee per additional instrument combined in one filing | $5 |
County transfer tax
Tennessee's realty transfer tax ($0.37 per $100 of consideration) and mortgage/indebtedness tax ($1.15 per $1,000 of the loan amount, minus the first $2,000 exempt) are both set uniformly statewide under Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 67-4-409, see data/transfer/tennessee.json, which states no additional county or municipal transfer tax add-on exists statewide. Montgomery County levies no local transfer tax. Tennessee transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Montgomery County?
$12 for the first page and $5 for each additional page, about $12 for a typical deed, per the Montgomery County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$12 for the first page and $5 per additional page, about $87 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.
Montgomery County closing costs → Montgomery County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Montgomery County overview