In short
The acquisition tax is 2% of the value in Chetumal (Quintana Roo) at MX$3 million. Appraisal values in Quintana Roo changed by +9.8% over a year (SHF index, second quarter of 2026). The average fixed-rate mortgage offer was 11.29% in September 2026 (Banco de México).
Chetumal sits in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco, and its tax is among the lightest in Quintana Roo. A flat 2% is applied to the highest of the updated price, the cadastral appraisal and a private or bank appraisal, each of them under 6 months old. The law is the municipal finance law, articles 26 and 27, amended on 11 December 2025.
With no table to climb, the effective share stays put. A home at MX$1 million pays MX$20,000, a MX$3 million home pays MX$60,000, and the MX$8 million example pays MX$160,000. Counted in UMA, the middle figure equals 511 daily UMA at MX$117.31. Chetumal ranks 11th from the lightest among 54 computed areas, with 7 areas cheaper and 37 dearer than it, while the national median is MX$75,000. Bahía de Banderas (Nayarit) and Cuernavaca (Morelos) report exactly the same MX$60,000, the first just below in the ranking and the second just above.
The Quintana Roo recording fee is a fixed MX$7,625 whatever the price, so a MX$3 million purchase carries MX$67,625 in all, which is 2.25%.
Inside the state, the picture is split. Bacalar matches Chetumal at MX$60,000, Cancún and Cozumel come in at MX$90,000, and Isla Mujeres, Playa del Carmen and Tulum sit at MX$120,000. Chetumal itself has no SHF index of its own, but the state index gained 9.8%, ahead of the 7.3% national reading, and Cancún shows 9.7% and Playa del Carmen 10%. The state median appraisal is MX$1,310,995, 13th of 32. Real estate agents need a state licence from SEDETUS.
For context on the state's credit, 20,104 home loans reached individuals in 2025, MX$1,019,411 apiece, a rate of 10.8 per 1,000 residents against a median of 3.8. Rented homes are 28.1% of the total in 2024, the highest share, with the median entity at 14.4%. The quartiles of appraisals run from MX$1,084,000 to MX$2,230,366 and the mean is MX$1,991,230. The fee itself rests on the state fees law (article 29, last reformed 18 December 2025): 65 UMA per act and folio, plus 0.2 UMA per page of the deed.
Data as of 15 October 2026: SHF appraisals of January to June 2026, SNIIV loans of 2025, INEGI ENIGH 2024, 2026 tax laws.
Calculate for Chetumal
The questions, answered
How much tax and recording fee on a MX$3 million home in Chetumal?
On a MX$3 million home in Chetumal (Quintana Roo), taxed on the highest of the updated price, the cadastral appraisal and a private or bank appraisal (each under 6 months), the buyer pays property acquisition tax (ISABI) MX$60,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$7,625: MX$67,625 in all under the 2026 laws read by Payotte, before notary fees.
How much tax and recording fee on a MX$8 million home in Chetumal?
On a MX$8 million home in Chetumal (Quintana Roo): property acquisition tax (ISABI) MX$160,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$7,625, MX$167,625 in all, before notary fees.
What monthly payment on a MX$3 million home in Chetumal?
MX$2,400,000 borrowed (20% down) costs MX$25,248 a month over 20 years at 11.29% (Banco de México, September 2026); average CAT 13.76%.
How much tax when you sell a home in Chetumal?
Federal rules apply in Chetumal as in every state: a seller who is not a Mexican tax resident pays by default 25% of the gross price (LISR art. 160), MX$750,000 on a MX$3 million sale, paid by the notary; a resident selling their own home is exempt up to 700,000 UDIS, about MX$6,218,823 at 4 November 2026 (art. 93-XIX-a).
How Chetumal compares
Chetumal charges MX$60,000 of acquisition tax (2%) on a MX$3 million home, 20% under the MX$75,000 median of the 54 municipios computed; 7 charge less and 37 more, 9 the same.
The law applies one rate, 2%, to the taxable base, so the tax grows in step with the price: MX$20,000 on MX$1 million, MX$60,000 on MX$3 million and MX$160,000 on MX$8 million.
Inside Quintana Roo, the nearest computed neighbours on a MX$3 million home are Bacalar MX$60,000 (same), Cancún MX$90,000 (MX$30,000 more), Cozumel MX$90,000 (MX$30,000 more), Isla Mujeres MX$120,000 (MX$60,000 more), Playa del Carmen MX$120,000 (MX$60,000 more) and Tulum MX$120,000 (MX$60,000 more). The MX$7,625 recording fee comes from the state's own law, so it is identical in each of them and the gap is the municipal tax alone.
Tax and recording fee together take 2.25% of a MX$3 million price, MX$67,625, which is 2.7 monthly payments of MX$25,248 and 11.3% on top of the MX$600,000 down payment. On a home at the state median appraisal of MX$1,310,995 the same rules give MX$33,845, 2.58% of the price.
Ranked from the lightest to the heaviest of the 54 areas, Chetumal is 11th: just below it in the national ranking is Bahía de Banderas (Nayarit) at MX$60,000 and just above it is Cuernavaca (Morelos) at MX$60,000. The lightest, Guanajuato, takes MX$24,144 on the same MX$3 million, so a buyer in Chetumal pays MX$35,856 more; the heaviest, Querétaro, takes MX$170,306, MX$110,306 more than Chetumal.
Beyond the three prices of this page, tax and fee reach MX$47,625 on MX$2 million, MX$107,625 on MX$5 million and MX$247,625 on MX$12 million. Between MX$3 million and MX$8 million, each extra peso of price carries 2 centavos of acquisition tax, the same as the average rate. In the daily unit of account (UMA, MX$117 in 2026) the MX$3 million tax is 511 UMA and the recording fee 65.
| Measure | Value | Reference | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetumal: Acquisition tax on MX$1 million | MX$20,000 | median MX$21,588 | 15th of 54 lightest |
| Chetumal: Acquisition tax on MX$3 million | MX$60,000 | median MX$75,000 | 8th of 54 lightest |
| Chetumal: Acquisition tax on MX$8 million | MX$160,000 | median MX$232,239 | 6th of 54 lightest |
| Chetumal: Effective rate at MX$3 million | 2% | median 2.5% | 8th of 54 lightest |
| Chetumal: Effective rate at MX$1 and 8 million | 2% and 2% | gap 0 points | flat |
| Chetumal: Tax on MX$3 million in UMA | 511 UMA | MX$117 per UMA | 16.8 monthly UMA |
| Chetumal: Recording fee on MX$3 million | MX$7,625 | 0.25% of the price | 12.7% of the tax |
| Chetumal: Tax and fee on MX$3 million | MX$67,625 | 2.25% of the price | 14th of 54 lightest |
| Chetumal: Tax and fee on MX$12 million | MX$247,625 | 2.06% of the price | 3.7 times the MX$3 million bill |
Appraisal values, home loans and renting for the whole of Quintana Roo are on its state page.
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Property acquisition tax (ISABI) on MX$3 million | MX$60,000 | Ley de Hacienda del Municipio de Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, art. 26-27 (last reform POE 11 Dec. 2025) |
| Recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad on MX$3 million | MX$7,625 | Ley de Derechos del Estado de Quintana Roo, art. 29-I (last reform 18 Dec. 2025) |
| Average fixed-rate mortgage offer (Sep. 2026) | 11.29% | Banco de México, CF303 |
The SHF publishes home prices in pesos by state only; for a municipality it publishes an index, not a price. The appraisal values, loans and renting of Quintana Roo are on its state page.
Elsewhere in Quintana Roo
Sources
- Acquisition tax: Ley de Hacienda del Municipio de Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo, art. 26-27 (last reform POE 11 Dec. 2025); the calculator.
- Recording fee: Ley de Derechos del Estado de Quintana Roo, art. 29-I (last reform 18 Dec. 2025).
- Prices: Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, Índice SHF de Precios de la Vivienda en México, second quarter of 2026 (press release 05/2026, 10 August 2026), consulted 2026-10-15 (data).
- Loans: SEDATU, Sistema Nacional de Información e Indicadores de Vivienda (SNIIV), open data « Financiamientos » 2025; Banco de México, SIE, Tasas de Interés de Crédito a los Hogares (CF303), Indicador del Costo de Créditos Hipotecarios, September 2026.