California Closing Costs Guide

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CALIFORNIA CLOSING COSTS
County	Escrow Charges	Title Fees Owner’s Policy	Documentary Transfer Tax $1.10 per $1,000 or $0.55 per $500
Alameda	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Alpine	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Amador	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Butte	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Calaveras	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Colusa	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Contra Costa	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Del Norte	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
El Dorado	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Fresno	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Glenn	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Humboldt	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Kern	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays Split: Ridgecrest
Kings	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Lake	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Lassen	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Madera	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Marin	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Mariposa	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Mendocino	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Merced	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Modoc	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Mono	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Monterey	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Napa	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Nevada	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Placer	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Plumas	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Sacramento	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
San Benito	Seller Pays	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
San Francisco	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Included in the City Transfer Tax
San Joaquin	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
San Mateo	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Santa Clara	Seller Pays	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Santa Cruz	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Shasta	Buyer – Seller 50%		Seller Pays
Sierra	Buyer – Seller 50%		Seller Pays
Siskiyou	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Solano	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Sonoma	Buyer Pays	Buyer Pays	Seller Pays
Stanislaus	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays except Turlock 50/50	Seller Pays
Sutter	Seller Pays	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Tehama	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Trinity	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Tulare	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Tuolumne	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Yolo	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Yuba	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Imperial	Buyer – Seller 50%	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays
Inyo	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Los Angeles	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Orange County	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Riverside	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
San Bernardino	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
San Diego	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
San Luis Obispo	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Santa Barbara	Buyer – Seller 50%	Seller Pays	Seller Pays
Ventura	Seller Pays	Seller Pays	Seller Pays

County	City Transfer Tax Amount per $1,000
Alameda	Buyer – Seller 50% Berkeley Albany = $15.00 up to $1,800,000 = $15.00 Alameda = $12.00 $1,800,001 or more = $25.00 Emeryville Oakland Less than $1,000,000 = $12.00 up to $300,000 = $10.00 $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 = $15.00 $300,001 to $ 2,000,000 = $15.00 $2,000,001 or more = $25.00 $2,000,001 to $ 5,000,000 = $17.50 Hayward = $8.50 $5,000,001 or more = $25.00” Piedmont = $13.00 San Leandro = $11.00
Contra Costa	Buyer – Seller 50% El Cerrito = $12.00 Richmond up to $999,000 = $7.00 $999,000 to $ 2,999,000 = $12.50 $2,999,000 to $ 9,999,000 = $25.00 $9,999,000 or more = $30.00
Marin	Seller Pays \| San Rafael = $2.00
Sacramento	Buyer – Seller Pays \| Sacramento = $2.75
San Francisco	Sellers Pay Through $250,000 = $5.00 $250,001 to $999,999 = $6.80 $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 = $7.50 $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 = $22.50 $10,000,000 to $24,999,999 = $55.00 $25,000,000 or more = $60.00
San Mateo	Buyer-Seller 50% \| Hillsborough = $0.30 \| San Mateo = $5.00
Santa Clara	Buyer-Seller 50% Palo Alto = $3.30 Mountain View = $3.30 San Jose $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 x 0.75% = $7.50 $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 x 1.00% = $10.00 $10,000,001 and above x 1.50% = $15.00 Please keep in mind this tax is in addition to the current City transfer tax of $3.30/$1,000 for San Jose
Solano	Seller Pays \| Vallejo = $3.30
Sonoma	Seller Pays \| Santa Rosa = $2.00 \| Petaluma = $2.00

City	City Code	Tax Rate
Culver City	20	0.45% on amounts of $1,499,999 or less 1.5% on amounts from $1,500,000 to $2,999,999 ; 3% on amounts from $3,000,000 to $9,999,999; 4% on amounts $10,000,000 and above. See www.culvercity.org/rptt for tax calculator and details
Los Angeles (Effective 4/1/23)	44	0.45% on sales above $100 but not exceeding $5,000,000; or 4.45% on sales above $5,000,000 but below $10,000,000; or 5.95% on sales $10,000,000 and above
Pomona	57	$2.20 (Per $1,000)
Redondo Beach	59	$2.20 (Per $1,000)
Santa Monica (Effective 3/1/23)	68	$3.00 (Per $1,000) on amounts $4,999,999 or less $6.00 (Per $1,000) on amounts $5,000,000 thru $7,999,999 $56.00 (Per $1,000) on amounts $8,000,000 and above

For more information:

www.lavote.gov/home/records/property-document-recording/documentary-transfer-taxes

Transfer Tax varies by city. All of the closing costs above are allocated between the Buyer and Seller based on custom only and may be subject to negotiation in the sale of Real Property. These closing costs are deemed reliable, but are subject to change without notice.

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