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Community settlement · Gush Etzion Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1985

Kedar by the numbers

A young town

Kedar has 1,548 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 92% of them, with fewer graduates than 78% of them and has bigger families than 75% of them.

Population
1,548
44% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,050
a month
Average monthly salary
₪15,122
About the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Kedar compare with other towns?

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

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How much is rent?

₪3,050Lower rent than 95% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

3%Younger than 92% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

23%Fewer graduates than 78% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3.4Bigger families than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh
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Do people rent or own?

33%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪11,350Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

8%Like most (slightly below)
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 Kedar?

rent ₪3,050 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪3,050a month
no change 39% below the national average
20%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterKedarIsrael

₪3,050Q2 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 Kedar?

₪15,122 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 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 475 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 Kedar

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Kedar?

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 Kedar vote?

Largest list: Likud (49%). Turnout 76%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kedar voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+29 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

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

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (49%).

Likud
49.2%
Otzma Yehudit
15.3%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
8.9%
Yashar
7.9%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.4%
Yisrael Beiteinu
3.9%

Kedar 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 Kedar?

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 Kedar, and nearby

Most similar: Almon, Sde Zevi, Na'ama

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

Almon1,474 residents · wage ₪11,660Sde Zevi794 residents · wage ₪9,620Na'ama337 residents · wage ₪9,940Azarya1,351 residents · wage ₪10,850

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Kedar: common questions

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What is the population of Kedar?

Kedar has 1,548 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Kedar?

Kedar has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Kedar?

Average rent in Kedar: ₪3,050 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Kedar?

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

Which district is Kedar in?

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

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3781