Virginia transfer tax calculator
State recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 of consideration paid by the buyer, plus a local recordation tax of one third of the state amount. Grantor tax of $0.50 per $500 paid by the seller, plus a regional congestion relief fee of $0.10 per $100 in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
Reviewed October 15, 2026. The math is shown line by line.
Virginia transfer tax on a $384,000 sale
- State recordation taxbuyer pays$960$384,000 ÷ $100 = 3,840 units (rounded up for any fraction) × $0.25 = $960
- Local recordation taxbuyer pays$320$384,000 ÷ $100 = 3,840 units (rounded up for any fraction) × $0.08 = $320
- Grantor taxseller pays$384$384,000 ÷ $500 = 768 units (rounded up for any fraction) × $0.50 = $384
- buyer pays
- $1,280
- seller pays
- $384
- Total transfer tax
- $1,664
Statutory transfer taxes on a $384,000 sale, as of the reviewed date. Who pays is custom and contract outside the statute’s primary liability. Local taxes described above are not in this figure unless listed as a line. Recording fees, title and attorney charges are separate.
The rule behind the numbers
- Transfer tax
- State recordation tax of $0.25 per $100 of consideration paid by the buyer, plus a local recordation tax of one third of the state amount. Grantor tax of $0.50 per $500 paid by the seller, plus a regional congestion relief fee of $0.10 per $100 in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
- Who customarily pays
- Buyer pays the recordation taxes. Seller pays the grantor tax and the regional fee. Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
- Local transfer taxes
- Cities and counties levy one third of the state recordation tax. Source: law.lis.virginia.gov
Sources
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