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 $5.40 Albany $8.50 Berkeley $15.00 Piedmont $13.00 Oakland $15.00 San Leandro $6.00 Hayward $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 $7.00 Richmond $7.00 San Pablo $7.00 Pinole $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 20 $4.50 Los Angeles 44 $4.50 Pomona 57 $2.20 Redondo Bch 59 $2.20 Santa Monica 68 $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 50% Auburn 50% Tahoe City 50% Seller   Buyer/Seller 50% Buyer/Seller 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 Buyer 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 $3.30 Mt. View $3.30 Palo Alto $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 Santa Rosa $2.00 Petaluma $1.15 Cotati $1.90 Sebastapol $2.00 Rohnert Park $1.10 Cloverdale $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 $1.10 Winters $2.20 Yuba County... Seller Seller Seller - $1.10 None