Alabama Transfer Tax Calculator

Published on June 25th, 2025

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Alabama Transfer Tax Calculator: What to Expect

This simple calculator can help home sellers in Alabama estimate their transfer taxes. To get a ballpark idea of the transfer fees you might pay in the Cotton State, enter your home’s estimated selling price above.

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How the Alabama Transfer Tax is Calculated

Alabama’s transfer tax, known as a Recordation Tax, is calculated at a rate of $0.50 per $500 of the property’s sale price.

For example, if you sold your home for $281,000 (Alabama’s median home price), you could expect to pay $281 in Alabama transfer taxes.

Another Transfer Tax Alabama Sellers Typically Pay

You may also have to pay an additional county or city transfer tax, depending on where your Alabama home is located. For example, in Mobile County, you are responsible for a deed tax of $0.50 per $500, or any fraction thereof, of the property’s value. This is effectively a transfer tax, under a different name.

»Learn more: A Seller’s Guide to Understanding Alabama’s Transfer Tax

See the bigger home sale picture: To see what your entire home sale might cost, try HomeLight’s Alabama Seller Closing Cost Calculator. You’ll also get a preliminary look at your estimated net proceeds.

Does the Seller Always Pay the Alabama Transfer Tax?

While the buyer typically pays for transfer taxes in Alabama, sellers can choose to cover them for buyers as a concession. Our calculator assumes the seller is taking responsibility for any transfer taxes.

Some Alabama home sales may be exempt from transfer taxes, such as:

Transfers between spouses or former spouses as part of a divorce settlement.
Transfers of homestead property between spouses with only an existing mortgage or lien as consideration.
Transfers to governmental entities such as the United States, Florida government agencies, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions.
Personal Representative’s deeds according to a probated will (with potential tax on excess shares).
Certain gifts where no consideration (money) is exchanged.

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More Resources to Plan Your Alabama Home Sale

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