San Diego Transfer Tax Calculator

Every layer that applies to a San Diego sale, added up.

Verified September 21, 2026 · city ordinance and state source checked
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Who pays in San Diego

Usually the seller in Southern California, though the contract decides.

What catches people out

San Diego does have a city transfer tax ordinance, but it is a conforming one at half the county rate, and state law credits it against the county tax. The result is that you pay the same $0.55 per $500 as anywhere else in San Diego County. There is no extra city charge.

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Sources

San Diego Municipal Code Ch. 3 Art. 7 Div. 1
“a tax at the rate of Twenty-Seven and One-Half Cents ($0.275) for each Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or fractional part thereof.”


Last verified: September 21, 2026.

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