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Village · Gush Etzion Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1989

Bat Ayin by the numbers

A young and renter-heavy town

Bat Ayin has 2,059 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is younger than 87% of them, with more renters than 86% of them and has fewer car-free households than 75% of them.

Population
2,059
44% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,400
a month
Average monthly salary
₪15,122
About the national average
Schools
1
7 kindergartens

How does Bat Ayin compare with other towns?

Bat Ayin Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Young or old?

4%Younger than 87% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

39%More renters than 86% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪3,400Lower rent than 85% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

8%Fewer car-free households than 75% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Big families?

3.9Bigger families than 72% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

27%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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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 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents.

Bat Ayin in national rankings

    How much does it cost to live in Bat Ayin?

    rent ₪3,400 a month

    Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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    Average rent
    ₪3,400a month
    no change 32% below the national average
    22%of the average salary
    goes on average rent

    Average rent by quarterBat AyinIsrael

    ₪3,400Q2 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 Bat Ayin?

    ₪15,122 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

    Wages 2025

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    ₪15,122average monthly salary (Gush Etzion Regional Council)

    0% below the national average.

    The council
    ₪15,122
    Israel
    ₪15,140
    27.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
    2.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
    ₪12,167self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
    Socio-economic cluster
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    1 · lowesthighest · 10

    Ranked 62 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

    Schools and kindergartens in Bat Ayin

    1 school, 7 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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    1Schools
    7Kindergartens
    2Daycare centres

    Schools by stream: State-religious 1.

    Kindergartens7 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

    Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

    Who lives in Bat Ayin?

    44% 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 Gush Etzion Regional Council as a whole.

    Age groups

    Council
    44%
    50%
    Israel
    32%
    55%
    13%

    Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

    Health funds (kupot holim)

    Council
    35%
    30%
    29%
    Israel
    50%
    28%
    14%

    ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

    25.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
    0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
    0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
    0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
    2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
    0.8%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 Bat Ayin vote?

    Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (57%). Turnout 73%

    Election for the 26th Knesset

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    In the 2026 election, Bat Ayin voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+51 points) and Yashar less (‎-16).

    Turnout
    Here, 202673%
    Israel, 202678%
    Here, 202263%

    In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (73%).

    Religious Zionism-Zehut
    56.5%
    Otzma Yehudit
    24.6%
    Likud
    8.7%
    Shas
    3.1%
    United Torah Judaism
    2%
    Amcha Yisrael
    2%

    Bat Ayin 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 Bat Ayin?

    About ₪344 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

    Audited accounts 2024

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    A 90 m² apartment in Gush Etzion Regional Council pays about ₪344 a month in arnona on average (₪4,122 a year).

    Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪45.8
    Median authority: ₪41.5
    Spending per resident a year₪9,790
    Median authority: ₪8,818
    Arnona collected of the amount billed86.1%
    Median authority: 90%
    Own revenue as a share of all revenue30.3%
    Median authority: 45.9%

    Of every shekel the authority spends, 52 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪21,008 thousand.

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

    Towns like Bat Ayin, and nearby

    Most similar: Elon More, Avne Hefez, Geva Binyamin

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

    Elon More2,254 residents · wage ₪12,489Avne Hefez2,607 residents · wage ₪13,380Geva Binyamin6,175 residents · wage ₪12,172Nizan2,746 residents · wage ₪15,394

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    Bat Ayin: common questions

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    What is the population of Bat Ayin?

    Bat Ayin has 2,059 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

    How many schools are there in Bat Ayin?

    Bat Ayin has 1 schools, 7 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

    How much is rent in Bat Ayin?

    Average rent in Bat Ayin: ₪3,400 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

    What is the average salary in Bat Ayin?

    The average monthly wage per employee in Gush Etzion Regional Council is ₪15,122, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

    Which district is Bat Ayin in?

    Bat Ayin is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Bethlehem subdistrict.

    Data sources

    CBS locality code: 3794