Who Pays What in Your County

 

COUNTY

ESCROW CHARGES

TITLE FEES (OWNERS POLICY)

COUNTY TRANSFER TAX (PER THOUSAND)

 

CITY TRANSFER TAX (PER THOUSAND)

 

Alameda

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Except in the City of Alameda

 

Buyer – Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50) Alameda-$5.40

Albany.-$11.50

Berkeley·$15.00

Hayward-$4.50 Oakland·$15.00 Piedmont·$13.00

San Leandro·$6.00

Amador

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer Pay

Buyer .Seller (50:50) $1.10

None

Contra Costa

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Buyer-Seller (50:50) Richmond·$7.00

El Dorado

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer-Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $l.10

None

Fresno

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $I.10

None

Madera

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pays in Valley Area;

Buyer-Seller (50:50) in Mountain Area

Seller Pay $1.10

None

None

Marin

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Seller Pay

San Rafael·$3.10

Mendocino

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Merced

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Monterey

Seller Pay

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $ l. l 0

None

Napa

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Nevada

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Placer

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Sacramento

Seller Pay

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Buyer ·Seller (50-5O) Sacramento $2.75

San Francisco

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Seller P$2

$100.00-$250.000-$3.90 $250.000-$1.100.00·$5.70 $1.100.000 and up·$6.40

San Joaquin

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer-Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $I.10

None

San Mateo

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Buyer ·Seller (50-50)

City of San Mateo $5.00

Santa Clara

Seller Pay

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Buyer-Seller (50:50)

Palo Alto· $3.30

Mountain View·$3.30

San Jose·$3.30

Santa Cruz

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer-Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Shasta

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Solano

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $1.10

Seller Pays

Vallejo $3.30

Sonoma

Buyer Pay

Buyer Pay

Seller Pay $I.1 0

Cloverdale-$1.10 Cotati·$1.90

Petaluma-$1.15

Rohnert Park·$l.10

Santa Rosa-$2.00 Sebastopol·$2.00

Stanislaus

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $1. 10

None

Tehama

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Trinity

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Buyer ·Seller (50:50)

Seller Pay $1.10

None

Yolo

Buyer-Seller

Woodland (50:50) Buyer ·Seller

Davis (50:50)

Seller Pays Woodland

 

Buyer Pays  Davis

Seller Pay $1.10

Winters·$2.20 Woodland·$1.10

Yuba/Sutter

Seller Pay

Seller Pay

Seller Pay $l. 10

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing costs are allocated between the buyer and seller on the basis of tradition, but are subject to negotiation in the sale of real property.  Check with your local county to make sure that there rates have not changed, since this chart was made.  Hurst Home Realty is not responsible for the updating of this chart.  Verify through your County, Escrow Officer or Realtor® if there have been changes recently in your county.