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Moshav · Be'er Tuvia Regional Council · Southern District · founded 1949

Arugot by the numbers

Arugot has 1,242 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has more renters than 76% of them.

Population
1,242
30% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,375
a month
Average monthly salary
₪17,497
16% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Arugot compare with other towns?

Arugot Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

36%More renters than 76% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

30%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪11,100Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

2.9Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

12%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

13%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How much is rent?

₪5,375Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
LowHigh

Sources: housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: CBS 2022; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents.

How much does it cost to live in Arugot?

rent ₪5,375 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,375a month
no change 7% above the national average
31%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterArugotIsrael

₪5,375Q2 22Q2 23Q2 24Q2 25Q2 26

Source: Israel Tax Authority, Nadlan.gov.il. Averages of reported sales; with too few sales no average is shown.

What is the average salary in Arugot?

₪17,497 a month for the average employee, 16% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,497average monthly salary (Be'er Tuvia Regional Council)

16% above the national average.

The council
₪17,497
Israel
₪15,140
21.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.1%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,585self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 9 in the previous index.

Ranked 794 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Who lives in Arugot?

30% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Be'er Tuvia Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
30%
55%
15%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
65%
20%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

25.5%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.5%get long-term care benefitIsrael: 4.1%

Source: National Insurance Institute, statistics by town (ages as of October 2026). Benefit rates are shares of all residents.

How does Arugot vote?

Largest list: Yashar (37%). Turnout 82%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Arugot voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202682%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202280%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (32%).

Yashar
36.9%
Likud
16.5%
Together (Beyachad)
13.5%
The Democrats
13.2%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.7%
Otzma Yehudit
4.7%

Arugot All Israel

Source: Central Elections Committee, 26th Knesset election (2026), via the Kaplan Open Source mirror (official results by locality). Compared with the 25th Knesset (2022)

How much is arnona (property tax) in Arugot?

About ₪285 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Be'er Toviya Regional Council pays about ₪285 a month in arnona on average (₪3,420 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪16,512
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed89.8%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue80.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 38 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, audited financial reports of local authorities for 2024, Be'er Toviya Regional Council. Actual arnona depends on the zone and type of property.

Towns like Arugot, and nearby

Most similar: Bekoa, Bustan HaGalil, Elon

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Similar in wages, education, age, renting, car ownership, household size and population mix.

Bekoa977 residents · wage ₪11,380Bustan HaGalil1,085 residents · wage ₪11,000Elon1,243 residents · wage ₪10,170Ashdot Ya'akov (Ihud)960 residents · wage ₪9,870

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Arugot: common questions

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What is the population of Arugot?

Arugot has 1,242 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How much is rent in Arugot?

Average rent in Arugot: ₪5,375 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Arugot?

The average monthly wage per employee in Be'er Tuvia Regional Council is ₪17,497, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Arugot in?

Arugot is in the Southern District, in the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, Ashkelon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 593