State of California
Closing Practices by County

 

County and City Transfer Tax Rates Included
Escrow
Charges
Title
Fees
County Transfer Tax
per/$1,000
City Transfer Tax
per/$1,000
Alameda County...
Buyer 100% Buyer - 100% Buyer - $1.10 Buyer/Seller    50%
Alameda 
Albany 
Berkeley 
Piedmont 
Oakland 
San Leandro 
Hayward 

$5.40
$8.50
$15.00
$13.00
$15.00
$6.00
$4.50

Butte County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller 50% Seller None
Calaveras County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - $1.10 None
Contra Costa County...
Buyer - 100% Buyer - 100% Seller  - $1.10
El Cerrito
Richmond
San Pablo
Pinole
$7.00
$7.00
$7.00
$5.50
El Dorado County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller-CLTA 50%
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Fresno County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Humbolt County...
No standard practice No standard
practice
Seller - $1.10 None
Monument Pres. Fee $20
Kern County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Lake County...
Buyer Buyer Seller - $1.10 None
Lassen County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Los Angeles County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10
City Code

Tax

Culver City
Los Angeles
Pomona
Redondo Bch
Santa Monica

20
44
57
59
68

$4.50
$4.50
$2.20
$2.20
$3.00
Madera County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller in Valley areas
Buyer/Seller 50% in Mountain areas and Chowchilla
Seller - $1.10 None
Marin County...
Buyer Buyer Seller - $1.10 Seller
San Rafael   $1.45 (in addition to County Tax)
Mendocino County...
Buyer Buyer Seller - $1.10 None
Merced County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - $1.10 None
Monterey County...
Buyer/Seller in Salinas Area 50%
Seller in Peninsula Area
Seller Seller - $1.10 None
Napa County...
Buyer Buyer Seller - $1.10 None
Nevada County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - $1.10 None
Orange County...
. . . .
Placer County...
Roseville
Auburn
Tahoe City
50%
50%
50%
Seller
Buyer/Seller
Buyer/Seller
50%
50%
Seller - $1.10
Seller - $1.10
Seller - $1.10
None
None
None
Plumas County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Riverside County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 City of Riverside - $1.10
Sacramento County...
Seller Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 Buyer/Seller  50%
.00275 x sales price
San Luis Obispo County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
San Diego County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
San Bernardino County...
Buyer/Seller 50% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
San Benito County...
Seller - 100% Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
San Mateo County...
Buyer Buye Seller - $1.10 Buyer/Seller  50%
San Mateo     $5.00
Marlborough   $0.30
San Francisco County...
Buyer Buyer Seller
Transfer tax calculated on
full purchase price, not on
graduated scale.
Purch. Price

$/thous.

$0-249,999 $5.00..
$250k-$999,999 $6.80..
$1 mill. or more $7.50..
Combined with
County transfer tax
San Joaquin County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer/Seller - 50% Seller - $1.10 Stockton - $3.00
Santa Barbara County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer/Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Santa Clara County...
Seller Seller Seller - $1.10 Buyer/Seller  50%
San Jose
Mt. View
Palo Alto
$3.30
$3.30
$3.30
Santa Cruz County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer - 100% Seller - $1.10 None
Shasta County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer/Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA
Seller - $1.10 None
Solano County...
Buyer - 100% Buyer - 100% Seller - $1.10 Seller on full value of property
Vallejo - $3.30
Sonoma County...
Buyer Buyer Seller - $1.10
Santa Rosa
Petaluma
Cotati
Sebastapol
Rohnert Park
Cloverdale
$2.00
$1.15
$1.90
$2.00
$1.10
$1.10
Stanislaus County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Seller in Modesto & Oakdale
Buyer/Seller in Turlock - 50%
Seller - $1.10 None
Sutter County...
Seller Seller Seller - $1.10 None
Tehama County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer/Seller - 50% Seller - $1.10 None
Tulare County...
Buyer/Seller - 50%

Buyer/Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA

Seller - $1.10 None
Tuolomne County...
Buyer/Seller - 50% Buyer/Seller - 50% Seller - $1.10 None
Ventura County...
Buyer/Seller - 50%

Buyer/Seller - CLTA
Buyer - ALTA

Seller - $1.10 None
Yolo County...
Seller in Woodland
Buyer in Davis

Seller in Woodland
Buyer in Davis

Seller - $1.10
Woodland
Winters
$1.10
$2.20
Yuba County...
Seller Seller Seller - 1.10 None

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