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Kibbutz · Gilboa Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1935

Beit HaShita by the numbers

An older and renter-heavy kibbutz

Beit HaShita has 1,467 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 86% of them, with smaller households than 84% of them and has more renters than 81% of them.

Population
1,467
31% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,500
a month
Average monthly salary
₪13,410
11% lower than the national average
Schools
1
2 kindergartens

How does Beit HaShita compare with other towns?

Beit HaShita Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much is rent?

₪3,500Lower rent than 87% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

18%Older than 86% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

2.6Smaller households than 84% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪8,270Lower wages than 82% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

38%More renters than 81% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

31%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

13%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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 Beit HaShita?

rent ₪3,500 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪3,500a month
no change 30% below the national average
26%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterBeit HaShitaIsrael

₪3,500Q2 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 Beit HaShita?

₪13,410 a month for the average employee, 11% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪13,410average monthly salary (Gilboa Regional Council)

11% below the national average.

The council
₪13,410
Israel
₪15,140
27.5%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
1.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,668self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 492 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Beit HaShita

1 school, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Beit HaShita?

11% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gilboa Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
31%
58%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
88%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

19.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.4%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.1%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 Beit HaShita vote?

Largest list: Yashar (43%). Turnout 76%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Beit HaShita voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+27 points) and Likud less (‎-16).

Turnout
Here, 202676%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202270%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (40%).

Yashar
42.7%
The Democrats
24.6%
Together (Beyachad)
15.9%
Likud
4.9%
Yisrael Beiteinu
3.7%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
3.7%

Beit HaShita 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 Beit HaShita?

About ₪327 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gilboa Regional Council pays about ₪327 a month in arnona on average (₪3,924 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.6
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪8,062
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed82.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue44%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Beit HaShita, and nearby

Most similar: Ayelet HaShahar, Kfar Blum, Ne'ot HaKikar

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

Ayelet HaShahar1,105 residents · wage ₪8,940Kfar Blum929 residents · wage ₪9,750Ne'ot HaKikar485 residents · wage ₪8,000Ganot476 residents · wage ₪8,830

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Beit HaShita: common questions

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What is the population of Beit HaShita?

Beit HaShita has 1,467 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Beit HaShita?

Beit HaShita has 1 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Beit HaShita?

Average rent in Beit HaShita: ₪3,500 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Beit HaShita?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gilboa Regional Council is ₪13,410, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Beit HaShita in?

Beit HaShita is in the Northern District, in the Gilboa Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 242