Transfer tax in Piedmont, California: local rates and cost

In short

Piedmont charges 2 local taxes on a home sale: Piedmont real property transfer tax, County documentary transfer tax. The Census publishes the median value of owner-occupied homes in Piedmont city, California only as “$2,000,000 or more” (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25077, top-coded), so the table below uses typical prices.

Median value: The Census publishes the median value of owner-occupied homes in Piedmont city, California only as “$2,000,000 or more” (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25077, top-coded). It is an owner estimate, not a sale price.

What you pay at different prices

Before exemptions and credits (first-time buyers, transfers between relatives…), which are listed below when the source gives them. The tax due on your deed is the one the recorder computes.

The rates, tax by tax

Piedmont real property transfer tax

1.3% of full value ($13.00 per $1,000), full value rounded up to the nearest $500.

In force: In force (Alameda County page, read Oct. 2026; Ordinance No. 546 NS).. Source: Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder — Real Property Sales & Transfers – Transfer Tax.

County documentary transfer tax

$0.55 per $500 of consideration or fraction thereof (= $1.10 per $1,000, 0.11%) when consideration exceeds $100; value is net of liens/encumbrances remaining on the property (assumed loans excluded).

Exemptions: Statutory exemptions in R&T Code §§11921-11930 (e.g. security for debt, gifts, certain trust transfers, divorce transfers, changes in method of holding title).

In force: Statute in force; rate unchanged.. Source: California Legislative Information — Revenue and Taxation Code §11911.

Questions

Is the local tax on top of the California tax?

Yes. The local taxes listed here are added to the California state transfer tax.