Closing costs in Colorado: about $9,184 on a $500,000 home.

With 20% down, a buyer in Colorado pays $5,924 to $13,462 in closing costs, so $109,184 in all on closing day. A title or escrow company runs the closing.

What Colorado charges, and where the rule is

Transfer or stamp tax
$0
State documentary fee is $0.10 per $1,000, customarily the seller’s. About a dozen resort towns add a local transfer tax of 1–4%.
Source: C.R.S. § 39-13-102: documentary fee (independent guide)
Taxes on the mortgage
$0
Colorado doesn’t tax the mortgage itself.
Source: SmartAsset, Mortgage taxes by state (independent guide)
Recording fees
$43–$129
Filing the deed and the mortgage with the county: a flat or per-page fee, so a narrow range.
Source: Denver Clerk and Recorder, Record documents
Title insurance rates
$1,000–$1,600
The lender’s title policy, priced as a share of the loan. Your title company quotes the exact tier.
Source: C.R.S. § 10-11-118: title insurance rates (independent guide)

Amounts on the example below. Sources checked October 30, 2026.

Also in Colorado: Recording is a flat $43 per document statewide. Taxes are in arrears, annually or semiannually.

The example, line by line

A $500,000 home with $100,000 down at 6.5%. Change any number; the link you copy keeps them.

Cash to close, typical

Bring about $109,184to close in Colorado, between $105,924 and $113,462.

Down payment: $100,000.00
Closing costs, typical: $9,184.00
Cash to close: $109,184.00
Loan: $400,000.00

What to watch

At 20% down or more there’s no PMI.
The loan fits under the 2026 conforming limit of $832,750.

Closing costs, line by line

Typical, with the low–high range under it.

Origination

Appraisal fee: $735$578–$1,024
Credit report fee: $89$53–$137
Flood certification: $15$10–$25
Processing fee: $495$300–$795
Underwriting fee: $895$500–$1,395
Prepaid interest: $1,068$356–$1,781

Settlement & title

Settlement / closing fee: $525$350–$700
Lender’s title insurance: $1,300$1,000–$1,600
Title search & endorsements: $341$184–$604
Notary fee: $150$75–$275
Document delivery / wire fee: $55$25–$95

Third-party

Homeowners insurance (12 months prepaid): $1,750$1,313–$2,363
Insurance escrow (3 months): $438$292–$583
Home inspection: $604$420–$893

Taxes & government

Recording fees: $86$43–$129
Property tax escrow: $638$425–$1,063

Closing costs$9,184$5,924–$13,462

An estimate to plan with, not a Loan Estimate. One discount point would add $4,000.

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Other states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington.

An estimate to plan with, not a Loan Estimate or advice. Fees vary by county, lender and title company; your Loan Estimate has the real figures three business days after you apply.

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Closing costs in Colorado: about $9,184 on a $500,000 home.

What Colorado charges, and where the rule is

Transfer or stamp tax

Taxes on the mortgage

Recording fees

Title insurance rates

The example, line by line

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