In short
On a MX$3 million home in Villahermosa (Tabasco), the acquisition tax is MX$60,000 (2% of the value) and the fee to record the deed MX$21,116, under its 2026 law. Appraisal values in Villahermosa changed by +7.1% over a year (SHF index, second quarter of 2026). The average fixed-rate mortgage offer was 11.31% in August 2026 (Banco de México).
Calculate for Villahermosa
The questions, answered
How much tax and recording fee on a MX$3 million home in Villahermosa?
On a MX$3 million home in Villahermosa (Tabasco), taxed on the highest of the price, an authorised appraisal and the cadastral value, the buyer pays property transfer tax (ISTD) MX$60,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$21,116: MX$81,116 in all under the 2026 laws read by Payotte, before notary fees.
How much tax and recording fee on a MX$8 million home in Villahermosa?
On a MX$8 million home in Villahermosa (Tabasco): property transfer tax (ISTD) MX$160,000, recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad MX$21,116, MX$181,116 in all, before notary fees.
Are home prices rising in Villahermosa?
The SHF price index for Villahermosa (Tabasco) changed by +7.1% between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, against +7.3% for Mexico; it measures appraisal values of homes bought with a mortgage (Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal).
What monthly payment on a MX$3 million home in Villahermosa?
MX$2,400,000 borrowed (20% down) costs MX$25,281 a month over 20 years at 11.31% (Banco de México, August 2026); average CAT 13.78%.
How much tax when you sell a home in Villahermosa?
Federal rules apply in Villahermosa as in every state: a seller who is not a Mexican tax resident pays by default 25% of the gross price (LISR art. 160), MX$750,000 on a MX$3 million sale, paid by the notary; a resident selling their own home is exempt up to 700,000 UDIS, about MX$6,199,266 at 15 October 2026 (art. 93-XIX-a).
How Villahermosa compares
Villahermosa charges MX$60,000 of acquisition tax (2%) on a MX$3 million home, 20% under the MX$75,000 median of the 54 municipios computed; 7 charge less and 37 more, 9 the same.
The law applies one rate, 2%, to the taxable base, so the tax grows in step with the price: MX$20,000 on MX$1 million, MX$60,000 on MX$3 million and MX$160,000 on MX$8 million.
Villahermosa is the only municipio of Tabasco whose acquisition tax Payotte computes. The recording fee, MX$21,116 on MX$3 million, is set by the state and comes on top.
Tax and recording fee together take 2.7% of a MX$3 million price, MX$81,116, which is 3.2 monthly payments of MX$25,281 and 13.5% on top of the MX$600,000 down payment. On a home at the state median appraisal of MX$1,077,788 the same rules give MX$42,672, 3.96% of the price.
Ranked from the lightest to the heaviest of the 54 areas, Villahermosa is 17th: just below it in the national ranking is Tepic (Nayarit) at MX$60,000 and just above it is Ciudad Juárez (Chihuahua) at MX$62,400. The lightest, Guanajuato, takes MX$24,144 on the same MX$3 million, so a buyer in Villahermosa pays MX$35,856 more; the heaviest, Querétaro, takes MX$170,306, MX$110,306 more than Villahermosa.
Beyond the three prices of this page, tax and fee reach MX$61,116 on MX$2 million, MX$121,116 on MX$5 million and MX$261,116 on MX$12 million. Between MX$3 million and MX$8 million, each extra peso of price carries 2 centavos of acquisition tax, the same as the average rate. In the daily unit of account (UMA, MX$117 in 2026) the MX$3 million tax is 511 UMA and the recording fee 180.
The SHF index of Villahermosa itself moved +7.1% in a year, behind Tabasco (+7.5%) and below Mexico (+7.3%): 21st of the 36 cities with an index of their own.
| Measure | Value | Reference | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villahermosa: Acquisition tax on MX$1 million | MX$20,000 | median MX$21,588 | 15th of 54 lightest |
| Villahermosa: Acquisition tax on MX$3 million | MX$60,000 | median MX$75,000 | 8th of 54 lightest |
| Villahermosa: Acquisition tax on MX$8 million | MX$160,000 | median MX$232,239 | 6th of 54 lightest |
| Villahermosa: Effective rate at MX$3 million | 2% | median 2.5% | 8th of 54 lightest |
| Villahermosa: Effective rate at MX$1 and 8 million | 2% and 2% | gap 0 points | flat |
| Villahermosa: Tax on MX$3 million in UMA | 511 UMA | MX$117 per UMA | 16.8 monthly UMA |
| Villahermosa: Recording fee on MX$3 million | MX$21,116 | 0.7% of the price | 35.2% of the tax |
| Villahermosa: Tax and fee on MX$3 million | MX$81,116 | 2.7% of the price | 22nd of 54 lightest |
| Villahermosa: Tax and fee on MX$12 million | MX$261,116 | 2.18% of the price | 3.2 times the MX$3 million bill |
| SHF index, Villahermosa | +7.1% | Mexico +7.3% | 21st of 36 |
Appraisal values, home loans and renting for the whole of Tabasco are on its state page.
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Property transfer tax (ISTD) on MX$3 million | MX$60,000 | Ley de Hacienda Municipal del Estado de Tabasco, art. 110 and fifth transitional article (last reform P.O. 21 Aug. 2020) |
| Recording fee, Registro Público de la Propiedad on MX$3 million | MX$21,116 | Ley de Hacienda del Estado de Tabasco, art. 73-A-I-b (last reform P.O. 11 Apr. 2026) |
| SHF price index, Villahermosa, change over a year | +7.1% | SHF, Q2 2026 |
| Average fixed-rate mortgage offer (Aug. 2026) | 11.31% | Banco de México, CF303 |
The SHF publishes home prices in pesos by state only; for a municipality it publishes an index, not a price. The appraisal values, loans and renting of Tabasco are on its state page.
Elsewhere in Tabasco
Sources
- Acquisition tax: Ley de Hacienda Municipal del Estado de Tabasco, art. 110 and fifth transitional article (last reform P.O. 21 Aug. 2020); the calculator.
- Recording fee: Ley de Hacienda del Estado de Tabasco, art. 73-A-I-b (last reform P.O. 11 Apr. 2026).
- Prices: Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, Índice SHF de Precios de la Vivienda en México, second quarter of 2026 (press release 05/2026, 10 August 2026), consulted 2026-10-15 (data).
- Loans: SEDATU, Sistema Nacional de Información e Indicadores de Vivienda (SNIIV), open data « Financiamientos » 2025; Banco de México, SIE, Tasas de Interés de Crédito a los Hogares (CF303), Indicador del Costo de Créditos Hipotecarios, August 2026.