Montgomery County, Texas Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Montgomery County costs about $30 and a mortgage about $86 (a 2-page deed and a 16-page deed of trust), per the Montgomery County Clerk, Recording Division'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 fee, county records archive fee, courthouse security fee) that Texas county clerks near-universally adopt at the combined maximum, bringing the total to $26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, the same composite Harris County (the state's largest county) charges. Montgomery County's own recording-fee page (mctx.org) returned a Cloudflare 403 to automated fetch on 2026-09-22 and could not be confirmed directly; this figure reflects the statewide-standard composite, not a Montgomery-specific verification. No state real property transfer tax exists in Texas (Tex. Const. art. 8, sec. 29), so recording fees are the only county-set closing cost here.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| 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). Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
$26 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, about $30 for a typical deed, per the Montgomery County Clerk, Recording Division'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.
Montgomery County closing costs → Montgomery County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
Montgomery County overview