McLennan County, Texas Recording Fees

Recording a deed in McLennan County costs about $30 and a mortgage about $86 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the McLennan County Clerk (Waco)'s fee schedule. Texas Local Government Code 118.011/118.013 sets the base real-property recording fee at $5 for the first page and $4 for each additional page; county commissioners courts layer on statutorily authorized add-ons (records management, records archive, courthouse security fees) that Texas county clerks near-universally adopt at the combined maximum, bringing the total to $26 first page / $4 each additional page, the same composite already confirmed for Harris, Williamson and Hidalgo counties in this dataset. McLennan County's own Clerk page (co.mclennan.tx.us) returned a 403 to automated fetch this session and could not be independently confirmed; this figure reflects the statewide-standard composite.

Fee schedule

ItemFee
Deed, first page$26
Deed, each additional page$4
Mortgage, first page$26
Mortgage, each additional page$4

County transfer tax

Texas bars any tax on conveying fee simple title to real property at every level of government (Texas Constitution, Article 8, Section 29; see data/transfer/texas.json). McLennan County levies no transfer, recordation or documentary tax of any kind. Texas transfer tax →

Frequently asked questions

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

$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $30 for a typical deed, per the McLennan County Clerk (Waco)'s fee schedule.

And the mortgage?

$26 for the first page and $4 per additional page, about $86 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.

McLennan County closing costs → McLennan County home buyer guide →

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

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