Harris County, Texas Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Harris 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 Harris County Clerk, Real Property Department's fee schedule. The $25 first-page fee is built from a $5.00 statutory base filing fee (Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 118.011) plus a $10.00 Archive Fee and $10.00 Management Fee (Local Gov't Code Ch. 291); the county's own page notes the Archive and Preservation fees were recently raised from $6.00 to $10.00 each. Each additional page is a flat $4.00, applied uniformly regardless of document type.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| 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 |
County transfer tax
Texas bars any tax on the conveyance of real property (Tex. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 29), so no county or city transfer tax exists in Harris County, matching data/transfer/texas.json (has_tax: false statewide). Texas transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Harris County?
$25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $29 for a typical deed, per the Harris County Clerk, Real Property Department'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.
Harris County closing costs → Harris County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Harris County overview