Brazos County, Texas Recording Fees

Recording a deed in Brazos County costs about $29 and a mortgage about $85 (a 2-page deed ($25 + $4 = $29) and a 16-page deed of trust ($25 + 15 x $4 = $85)), per the Brazos County Clerk's fee schedule. The $25.00 first-page fee is Brazos County's own total (the $5.00 statutory base filing fee under Sec. 118.011 plus county-adopted Records Management, Archive and Preservation fees under Local Gov't Code Ch. 291), which varies county by county. Per the county's official site (brazoscountytx.gov), the recording fee for deeds is $25 for the first page and $4 for each page thereafter, plus $0.25 per additional name indexed beyond 5. The $4.00 additional-page rate is the uniform statewide base set by Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 118.011(a)(2).

Fee schedule

ItemFee
Deed, first page$25
Deed, each additional page$4
Mortgage, first page$25
Mortgage, each additional page$4
Additional name fee per name over five names indexed on a document; not counted in the typical total below$0.25

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County transfer tax

No transfer, recordation or documentary tax exists in Texas at any level of government. The Texas Constitution (Article 8, Section 29) bars any state, county or municipal tax on real property transfers. Texas transfer tax →

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to record a deed in Brazos County?

$25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $29 for a typical deed, per the Brazos County Clerk's fee schedule.

And the mortgage?

$25 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $85 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.

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Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.

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