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Closing Costs in Alexandria, VA
Calculate closing costs for real estate transactions in Alexandria, VA. As an independent city, Alexandria has its own recording office but follows Virginia's standard tax schedule. Median home prices hover around $625,000.
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Local Taxes & Fees in Alexandria, VA
What varies most in Alexandria is property type, not the tax schedule. The city's stock runs from Old Town rowhouses to Eisenhower Valley high-rises, and the paperwork differs sharply between them: a condo purchase brings a resale packet and an association transfer fee, an older Old Town parcel brings a longer chain of title and sometimes a historic-district covenant recorded against it. Both add cost and days that no percentage table shows.
Alexandria is an independent city, so it records through its own circuit court clerk rather than a county's. Virginia gives no locality the power to levy a transfer tax, so nothing of that kind is added here.
For most sales in the City of Alexandria, the seller pays $0.20 per $100 in Northern Virginia transportation fees. On a $625,000 sale, that comes to $1,250. The purchase contract can divide that cost differently, and refinances do not carry the fee. See Va. Code §§ 58.1-802.3 and 58.1-802.4.
Buyers have a separate Virginia recordation tax of $0.25 per $100. City of Alexandria can add a small local charge only if it has adopted an ordinance, so ask your title company or the Circuit Court Clerk to confirm the final amount for your property. See Va. Code §§ 58.1-801 and 58.1-814.
Frequently Asked Questions — Alexandria, VA Closing Costs
How much are closing costs in Alexandria, VA?
Closing costs in Alexandria, VA typically range from 2% to 5% of the purchase price for buyers and 1% to 3% for sellers. For a $500,000 home, expect $10,000–$25,000 in buyer closing costs. Exact amounts depend on loan type, title insurance choices, and City of Alexandria recording fees.
Who pays closing costs in Alexandria, Virginia?
Both buyers and sellers pay closing costs in Virginia. Buyers typically cover title insurance, loan fees, recording fees, and prepaid items. Sellers pay the grantor tax, their settlement fee, and agent commissions. In Alexandria, some costs are negotiable between parties.
What is the grantor tax in Virginia?
The Virginia grantor tax is $0.50 per $500 of the sale price (effectively 0.1%). This is paid by the seller at closing. On a $500,000 home, the grantor tax is $500.
Does Alexandria have additional local transfer taxes?
No local transfer tax — Virginia gives localities no power to levy one. But a purchase in Alexandria does carry two state-imposed Northern Virginia regional fees totalling $0.20 per $100, payable by the seller by default and not owed on a refinance. See the local tax section above for the statutes and a worked figure.
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These are estimates based on standard City of Alexandria rates. Every transaction is different — contact Will Rapuano at Pruitt Title LLC for an accurate, line-by-line closing cost breakdown for your Alexandria, VA property.