Real Estate Transfer Tax by State

What you actually pay when a property changes hands, in every state and Washington DC.

Verified September 21, 2026 · all 268 pages

The number in the law is often not the number on your bill.

Washington’s statute says the first bracket ends at $500,000, but the Department of Revenue applies $525,000. Massachusetts law says $2.00 per $500, while the amount collected is $2.28. Philadelphia raised its rate in July 2025 and most guides still show the old one. Every page here checks the statute against what the revenue department currently applies, and says so when they disagree.

States that charge a transfer tax

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States with no transfer tax

15 states charge nothing. Each page shows the statute or constitutional provision that proves it.

AlaskaNo tax → ArizonaNo tax → IdahoNo tax → IndianaNo tax → KansasNo tax → LouisianaNo tax → MississippiNo tax → MissouriNo tax → MontanaNo tax → New MexicoNo tax → North DakotaNo tax → OregonNo tax → TexasNo tax → UtahNo tax → WyomingNo tax →
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City and county pages

In many states the city or county charges more than the state does. These 216 pages add every layer together.

Los AngelesCalifornia → San FranciscoCalifornia → New York CityNew York → ChicagoIllinois → PhiladelphiaPennsylvania → PittsburghPennsylvania → SeattleWashington → OaklandCalifornia → Baltimore CityMaryland → Miami-Dade CountyFlorida → MinneapolisMinnesota → HartfordConnecticut →

California (27)

Los AngelesCalifornia → San FranciscoCalifornia → OaklandCalifornia → BerkeleyCalifornia → San JoseCalifornia → Santa MonicaCalifornia → Culver CityCalifornia → RichmondCalifornia → EmeryvilleCalifornia → AlamedaCalifornia → AlbanyCalifornia → HaywardCalifornia → San LeandroCalifornia → PiedmontCalifornia → El CerritoCalifornia → Mountain ViewCalifornia → Palo AltoCalifornia → San RafaelCalifornia → PetalumaCalifornia → Santa RosaCalifornia → SacramentoCalifornia → RiversideCalifornia → PomonaCalifornia → Redondo BeachCalifornia → VallejoCalifornia → San DiegoCalifornia → Long BeachCalifornia →

Colorado (12)

AspenColorado → VailColorado → BreckenridgeColorado → TellurideColorado → Crested ButteColorado → Snowmass VillageColorado → AvonColorado → FriscoColorado → Winter ParkColorado → GypsumColorado → MinturnColorado → OphirColorado →

Connecticut (19)

BridgeportConnecticut → BristolConnecticut → East HartfordConnecticut → HamdenConnecticut → HartfordConnecticut → MeridenConnecticut → MiddletownConnecticut → New BritainConnecticut → New LondonConnecticut → NorwalkConnecticut → NorwichConnecticut → SouthingtonConnecticut → WaterburyConnecticut → WindhamConnecticut → New HavenConnecticut → BloomfieldConnecticut → GrotonConnecticut → ThomastonConnecticut → StamfordConnecticut →

Florida (1)

Miami-Dade CountyFlorida →

Illinois (11)

ChicagoIllinois → EvanstonIllinois → NapervilleIllinois → Oak ParkIllinois → SchaumburgIllinois → Des PlainesIllinois → AuroraIllinois → SkokieIllinois → WheatonIllinois → Glen EllynIllinois → Elk Grove VillageIllinois →

Louisiana (1)

New OrleansLouisiana →

Maryland (24)

Baltimore CityMaryland → Montgomery CountyMaryland → Prince George’s CountyMaryland → Anne Arundel CountyMaryland → Howard CountyMaryland → Baltimore CountyMaryland → Frederick CountyMaryland → Charles CountyMaryland → Harford CountyMaryland → Carroll CountyMaryland → Talbot CountyMaryland → Washington CountyMaryland → Allegany CountyMaryland → Caroline CountyMaryland → Cecil CountyMaryland → Calvert CountyMaryland → Dorchester CountyMaryland → Garrett CountyMaryland → Kent CountyMaryland → Queen Anne’s CountyMaryland → St. Mary’s CountyMaryland → Somerset CountyMaryland → Wicomico CountyMaryland → Worcester CountyMaryland →

Minnesota (2)

MinneapolisMinnesota → Saint PaulMinnesota →

Nevada (2)

Las VegasNevada → RenoNevada →

New York (8)

New York CityNew York → YonkersNew York → Mount VernonNew York → SouthamptonNew York → East HamptonNew York → Shelter IslandNew York → SoutholdNew York → RiverheadNew York →

North Carolina (7)

Dare CountyNorth Carolina → Currituck CountyNorth Carolina → Camden CountyNorth Carolina → Chowan CountyNorth Carolina → Pasquotank CountyNorth Carolina → Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina → Washington CountyNorth Carolina →

Ohio (88)

Adams CountyOhio → Allen CountyOhio → Ashland CountyOhio → Ashtabula CountyOhio → Athens CountyOhio → Auglaize CountyOhio → Belmont CountyOhio → Brown CountyOhio → Butler CountyOhio → Carroll CountyOhio → Champaign CountyOhio → Clark CountyOhio → Clermont CountyOhio → Clinton CountyOhio → Columbiana CountyOhio → Coshocton CountyOhio → Crawford CountyOhio → Cuyahoga CountyOhio → Darke CountyOhio → Defiance CountyOhio → Delaware CountyOhio → Erie CountyOhio → Fairfield CountyOhio → Fayette CountyOhio → Franklin CountyOhio → Fulton CountyOhio → Gallia CountyOhio → Geauga CountyOhio → Greene CountyOhio → Guernsey CountyOhio → Hamilton CountyOhio → Hancock CountyOhio → Hardin CountyOhio → Harrison CountyOhio → Henry CountyOhio → Highland CountyOhio → Hocking CountyOhio → Holmes CountyOhio → Huron CountyOhio → Jackson CountyOhio → Jefferson CountyOhio → Knox CountyOhio → Lake CountyOhio → Lawrence CountyOhio → Licking CountyOhio → Logan CountyOhio → Lorain CountyOhio → Lucas CountyOhio → Madison CountyOhio → Mahoning CountyOhio → Marion CountyOhio → Medina CountyOhio → Meigs CountyOhio → Mercer CountyOhio → Miami CountyOhio → Monroe CountyOhio → Montgomery CountyOhio → Morgan CountyOhio → Morrow CountyOhio → Muskingum CountyOhio → Noble CountyOhio → Ottawa CountyOhio → Paulding CountyOhio → Perry CountyOhio → Pickaway CountyOhio → Pike CountyOhio → Portage CountyOhio → Preble CountyOhio → Putnam CountyOhio → Richland CountyOhio → Ross CountyOhio → Sandusky CountyOhio → Scioto CountyOhio → Seneca CountyOhio → Shelby CountyOhio → Stark CountyOhio → Summit CountyOhio → Trumbull CountyOhio → Tuscarawas CountyOhio → Union CountyOhio → Van Wert CountyOhio → Vinton CountyOhio → Warren CountyOhio → Washington CountyOhio → Wayne CountyOhio → Williams CountyOhio → Wood CountyOhio → Wyandot CountyOhio →

Pennsylvania (2)

PhiladelphiaPennsylvania → PittsburghPennsylvania →

Virginia (8)

Fairfax CountyVirginia → Arlington CountyVirginia → Loudoun CountyVirginia → Prince William CountyVirginia → AlexandriaVirginia → Fairfax CityVirginia → Falls ChurchVirginia → ManassasVirginia →

Washington (4)

SeattleWashington → BellevueWashington → TacomaWashington → SpokaneWashington →

How transfer tax works

A real estate transfer tax is charged once, when a deed is recorded. Some states use a flat percentage, some charge a dollar amount per $500 or $100 of the price, and some use graduated brackets. A few states let cities and counties add their own layer on top, which is where the numbers get large. Pittsburgh reaches 5 percent and Philadelphia 4.578 percent, while Texas, Missouri and eleven other states charge nothing at all.

Who pays varies too. Most states put it on the seller, Tennessee and Vermont put it on the buyer, and New Hampshire charges both sides the full rate.

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Estimates only. Your closing agent or the county recorder issues the final figure. This site does not collect or store anything you enter.