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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