Galveston County, Texas Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Galveston County costs about $29 and a mortgage about $85 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the Galveston County Clerk, Real Property Records's fee schedule. Texas sets county clerk recording fees uniformly statewide under Local Government Code Sec. 118.011 (as revised by the 2019/2021 legislature): $25.00 for the first page and $4.00 for each additional page for a warranty deed, deed of trust/mortgage, or most other land-record instruments alike, built from a base statutory recording fee plus records-management/preservation and archive fees the county is authorized to add. This is the same schedule confirmed directly on Collin County's, Harris County's and Travis County's published fee pages elsewhere in this dataset; Galveston County's own Clerk page returned a 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-22 and could not be independently reconfirmed, so this figure rests on the statewide statute, which every Texas county clerk applies uniformly.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $25 |
| Deed, each additional page | $4 |
| Mortgage, first page | $25 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $4 |
County transfer tax
Texas has no state or county real estate transfer tax at all (per the existing data/transfer/texas.json record, has_tax false); Galveston County does not levy one either. Texas transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Galveston County?
$25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $29 for a typical deed, per the Galveston County Clerk, Real Property Records'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.
Galveston County closing costs → Galveston County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Galveston County overview