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Culver City · Municipal Code §§3.08.400, 3.08.405Culver City transfer tax: four rates by price, up to 4%

Culver City taxes each deed for a sale inside the city on the consideration or value, including liens, when it exceeds $100: 0.45% for $1,499,999 or less, 1.5% from $1,500,000 to $2,999,999, 3% from $3,000,000 to $9,999,999 and 4% at $10,000,000 or more (Culver City Municipal Code §3.08.400(A)). The City Manager adjusts the tier thresholds for the Los Angeles-area CPI, no more than once every five years and never below the listed amounts (§3.08.400(B)). Anyone who makes the transfer and anyone to whom it is made are jointly and severally liable (§3.08.405). On a $1,200,000 home the city tax is $5,400; at $2,000,000 it is $30,000 – plus the Los Angeles County tax.

Rate, who pays and an example

  1. Under $1.5 million

    0.45% of the consideration or value (§3.08.400(A)(1)).

  2. $1.5M – $2,999,999

    1.5% (§3.08.400(A)(2)).

  3. $3M – $9,999,999

    3.0% (§3.08.400(A)(3)).

  4. $10 million or more

    4.0% (§3.08.400(A)(4)).

  5. Who is liable

    Transferor and transferee, jointly and severally (§3.08.405).

  6. Examples

    $1,200,000 → $5,400. $2,000,000 → $30,000. Plus county tax.

Good to know

  • Thresholds may move with inflation at most every five years – confirm the current tiers with the City Treasurer before closing.

What the TC checks

  • The tax line on the closing statement against the statutory rate.
  • Who pays it – the statute, the contract or local custom.
  • The value or consideration stated on the deed or declaration.

Questions about this tax

How much is the transfer tax in Culver City?

0.45% under $1.5 million, 1.5% from $1.5 million, 3% from $3 million and 4% from $10 million (Culver City Municipal Code §3.08.400).

Who pays transfer tax in Culver City?

The seller and buyer are jointly and severally liable (§3.08.405); the contract decides who actually pays.

Do Culver City's transfer tax thresholds change?

The City Manager may adjust them for CPI, no more than once every five years and never below the listed amounts (§3.08.400(B)).

Related guides

Add the transfer tax check to the closing statement review as a task with an owner and due date in ClosingCode.

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Source: Culver City Municipal Code §§3.08.400 and 3.08.405 (codelibrary.amlegal.com, read October 25, 2026).

General information, not legal or tax advice. ClosingCode is software; it is not a law firm or brokerage. This guide is not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.