Riverside County Transfer Tax Calculator

Published on July 21st, 2025

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Riverside County Transfer Tax Calculator: What to Expect

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

Need a selling price? Try HomeLight’s free Home Value Estimator to see what your house might be worth. To receive a more accurate listing price, contact a top Riverside County real estate agent and request a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), a report that will compare your home against nearby listed and recently sold properties.

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How the Riverside County Transfer Tax is Calculated

Riverside County’s transfer tax, known as a Documentary Transfer Tax, is calculated at a rate of $1.10 per $500 of the property’s sale price.

For example, if you sold your home for $613,619 (Riverside County’s median home price), you could expect to pay $1,350 in Riverside County transfer taxes. Sellers are also on the hook for California’s state transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of the home’s sale price, and an additional $1.10 per $500 if the property is located in the city of Riverside.

»Learn more: Understanding California’s Transfer Tax

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

Does the Seller Always Pay the Riverside County Transfer Tax?

While it’s customary for the seller to pay the Riverside County transfer tax, who pays can sometimes be a point of negotiation between the buyer and seller during the closing process.

Some Riverside County home sales may be exempt, such as:

Conveyances to secure a debt
Conveyances to governmental entities
Conveyances under reorganization or adjustment plans
Conveyances under order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Conveyances by governmental entities to certain nonprofit corporations

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More Resources to Plan Your Riverside County Home Sale

Here are some additional tools to help you plan your Riverside County home sale:

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As you look ahead to your next home purchase, here are some helpful buyer tools:

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