Jefferson County, Texas Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Clerk, Recording Division's fee schedule. The $4.00 each-additional-page rate is the uniform statewide base set by Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 118.011(a)(2), matching every other Texas county already in this dataset (Harris, Bexar, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Bend, Hidalgo, Montgomery, Tarrant, Travis, Williamson). The $25.00 first-page fee is Jefferson County's own total (the $5.00 statutory base filing fee under Sec. 118.011 plus county-adopted Records Management/Archive/Preservation fees under Local Gov't Code Ch. 291), which varies county by county. Sourced to the County Clerk's own fee-payment page content as surfaced this session (jeffcotxvotes.gov/jeffersoncountyclerk.org); a direct automated fetch of the county's own page was blocked (403/empty response) this session, so this figure should be spot-checked against the Clerk's live page.
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
The Texas Constitution (Article 8, Section 29) bars any state, county, or municipal tax on real property transfers, see data/transfer/texas.json. No transfer, recordation or documentary tax exists in Texas at any level of government. Texas transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Jefferson County?
$25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $29 for a typical deed, per the Jefferson County Clerk, Recording Division'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.
Jefferson County closing costs → Jefferson County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Jefferson County overview