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Community settlement · Mateh Binyamin Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1981

Ateret by the numbers

A family-oriented and young town

Ateret has 716 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 97% of them, with bigger families than 98% of them and has fewer renters than 82% of them.

Population
716
43% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪14,233
6% lower than the national average
Schools
1
3 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
4 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Ateret compare with other towns?

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

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Big families?

5.1Bigger families than 98% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

1%Younger than 97% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

17%Fewer renters than 82% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

44%More graduates than 78% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪9,890Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: 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.

What is the average salary in Ateret?

₪14,233 a month for the average employee, 6% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 4 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪14,233average monthly salary (Mateh Binyamin Regional Council)

6% below the national average.

The council
₪14,233
Israel
₪15,140
29.9%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
1.9%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,331self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 141 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Ateret

1 school, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Ateret?

43% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Mateh Binyamin Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
43%
52%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
37%
20%
21%
22%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.9%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
0.9%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 Ateret vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (75%). Turnout 84%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ateret voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+70 points) and Yashar less (‎-16).

Turnout
Here, 202684%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202281%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (82%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
75.4%
Otzma Yehudit
10.7%
Likud
6%
Amcha Yisrael
2.5%
Together (Beyachad)
1.1%
United Torah Judaism
0.8%

Ateret 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 Ateret?

About ₪324 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Mateh Binyamin Regional Council pays about ₪324 a month in arnona on average (₪3,888 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.2
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,941
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed91.9%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue29.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 56 agorot go to education and 11 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Ateret, and nearby

Most similar: Hinanit, Pene Hever, Merav

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

Hinanit1,793 residents · wage ₪9,420Pene Hever600 residents · wage ₪9,210Merav858 residents · wage ₪10,780Telem655 residents · wage ₪8,910

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Ateret: common questions

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What is the population of Ateret?

Ateret has 716 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Ateret?

Ateret has 1 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Ateret?

The average monthly wage per employee in Mateh Binyamin Regional Council is ₪14,233, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ateret in?

Ateret is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, Ramallah subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3658