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Moshav · Gderot Regional Council · Central District · founded 1953

Gan HaDarom by the numbers

An affluent moshav

Gan HaDarom has 658 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer car-free households than 79% of them and more renters than 77% of them.

Population
658
28% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪24,615
63% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Gan HaDarom compare with other towns?

Gan HaDarom Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪13,450Higher wages than 87% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 79% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

36%More renters than 77% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

28%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

13%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 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 Gan HaDarom?

₪24,615 a month for the average employee, 63% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪24,615average monthly salary (Gderot Regional Council)

63% above the national average.

The council
₪24,615
Israel
₪15,140
18.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
9.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,991self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 799 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Who lives in Gan HaDarom?

17% are 65 or older (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gderot Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
28%
55%
17%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
56%
31%
10%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

29.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.1%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 Gan HaDarom vote?

Largest list: Yashar (32%). Turnout 84%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Gan HaDarom voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+16 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202684%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202278%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (29%).

Yashar
31.7%
Likud
22.3%
Together (Beyachad)
16.5%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
6.1%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.8%
The Democrats
5.2%

Gan HaDarom 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 Gan HaDarom?

About ₪405 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gderot Regional Council pays about ₪405 a month in arnona on average (₪4,860 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪54
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪10,079
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed96%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue71.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 33 agorot go to education and 9 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Gan HaDarom, and nearby

Most similar: Mishmar HaShiv'a, Geva Karmel, Beit Nekofa

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

Mishmar HaShiv'a1,070 residents · wage ₪13,730Geva Karmel1,179 residents · wage ₪12,830Beit Nekofa676 residents · wage ₪13,630Midrakh Oz832 residents · wage ₪11,660

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Gan HaDarom: common questions

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What is the population of Gan HaDarom?

Gan HaDarom has 658 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Gan HaDarom?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gderot Regional Council is ₪24,615, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Gan HaDarom in?

Gan HaDarom is in the Central District, in the Gderot Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1072