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Transfer tax in Yountville

City law taxes transfers over $100 at $1.10 per $1,000 of value, not counting encumbrances that remain at the time of sale.

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Key points

  • Transfer tax: City law taxes transfers over $100 at $1.10 per $1,000 of value, not counting encumbrances that remain at the time of sale.

Each rule below links to the section of the Yountville Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Yountville's code says

Yountville code What Yountville's code adds
City transfer tax
  • The town charges a tax on each deed or document that transfers real property sold in the town.
    § 3.20.020 · code text
    there is imposed on each deed, instrument or writing by which land, tenement, or other realty sold within the Town is transferred or conveyed
Rate
  • 1 dollar and 10 cents for each $1,000 of value, or any part of $1,000.
    § 3.20.020 · code text
    a tax at the rate of one dollar and ten cents for each $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof.
Rate per $1,000
  • $1.10 for each $1,000 of value.
    § 3.20.020 · code text
    a tax at the rate of one dollar and ten cents for each $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof.
Price threshold
  • The tax applies only when the price or value is more than $100.
    Applies: The value does not include any encumbrance that remains at the time of sale.
    § 3.20.020 · code text
    when the consideration or value of the interest conveyed (exclusive of the value of an encumbrance remaining at the time of sale) exceeds $100.00
Rate depends on price
  • No. One rate applies at every price.
    § 3.20.020 · code text
    a tax at the rate of one dollar and ten cents for each $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof.
Who pays
  • The person who makes, signs or issues the taxed document, or for whose use or benefit it is made.
    § 3.20.030 · code text
    The tax imposed under Section 3.20.020 shall be paid by the person who makes, signs or issues any instrument subject to the tax, or for whose use or benefit the same is made, signed or issued.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. County documentary transfer tax: A county may tax a sale over $100 at $0.55 for each $500 of value ($1.10 per $1,000), not counting liens that remain on the property (Rev. & Tax. Code § 11911(a)). City share of the tax: A city may impose half the county rate ($0.55 per $1,000); the county then credits the city tax against its own, so the combined standard rate stays $1.10 per $1,000 (Rev. & Tax. Code § 11931). California rules for buying and selling — the full state rule →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the transfer tax when you sell a home in Yountville?

City law taxes transfers over $100 at $1.10 per $1,000 of value, not counting encumbrances that remain at the time of sale.

General information, not legal advice.

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