What is the real estate transfer tax in Colorado?

In Colorado, the person offering a deed for recording pays a state documentary fee of one cent for each $100, or major fraction of $100, of the total consideration, including any lien or encumbrance on the property, when that consideration exceeds $500. No documentary fee is payable when there is no consideration or it is $500 or less, and the fee is collected by the county clerk and recorder. The fee does not apply to a deed conveying property as a gift or to a document given to secure payment of a debt. Counties and cities can add their own tax where state law lets them, so check the county where the deed is recorded. This is C.R.S. §§ 39-13-102, 39-13-104.

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State transfer tax1 cent per $100 of the price (documentary fee)

What the statute says

“… the documentary fee payable shall be computed at the rate of one cent for each one hundred dollars, or major fraction thereof, of such consideration …”

Quoted word for word from the section’s text.

Source

C.R.S. §§ 39-13-102, 39-13-104

Read the statute in the Colorado Revised Statutes (Colorado General Assembly): leg.colorado.gov.

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Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

How Seayora uses this rule

This page states the state’s rule so the costs and paperwork of a sale can be checked against it before a contract is signed. An owner on Seayora keeps each property’s owners of record and its documents in one place.

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