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Moshav · Jezreel Valley Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1927

Kfar Yehoshua by the numbers

An affluent moshav

Kfar Yehoshua has 1,220 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024).

Population
1,220
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,000
a month
Average monthly salary
₪20,284
34% higher than the national average
Schools
1
2 kindergartens

How does Kfar Yehoshua compare with other towns?

Kfar Yehoshua Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪14,830Higher wages than 93% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Young or old?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

31%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

2.9Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

33%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪5,000Like most (slightly below)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

11%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 Kfar Yehoshua?

rent ₪5,000 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,000a month
no change 0% below the national average
25%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterKfar YehoshuaIsrael

₪5,000Q2 22Q2 23Q2 24Q2 25Q2 26

Source: Israel Tax Authority, Nadlan.gov.il. Averages of reported sales; with too few sales no average is shown.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Kfar Yehoshua

9 housing units in approved plans

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What is the average salary in Kfar Yehoshua?

₪20,284 a month for the average employee, 34% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪20,284average monthly salary (Jezreel Valley Regional Council)

34% above the national average.

The council
₪20,284
Israel
₪15,140
21.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
6.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,199self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 730 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Kfar Yehoshua

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 Kfar Yehoshua?

14% 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 Jezreel Valley Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
55%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
78%
20%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

24.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.4%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 Kfar Yehoshua vote?

Largest list: Yashar (40%). Turnout 82%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kfar Yehoshua voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+24 points) and Likud less (‎-16).

Turnout
Here, 202682%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202277%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (36%).

Yashar
39.9%
The Democrats
27.5%
Together (Beyachad)
14.5%
Likud
4.8%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.3%
Otzma Yehudit
2.3%

Kfar Yehoshua 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 Kfar Yehoshua?

About ₪321 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Jezreel Valley Regional Council pays about ₪321 a month in arnona on average (₪3,852 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪42.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,755
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue62%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 46 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Kfar Yehoshua, and nearby

Most similar: Kfar Daniyel, Karmiya, Neve Yarak

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

Kfar Daniyel614 residents · wage ₪15,720Karmiya731 residents · wage ₪14,080Neve Yarak1,210 residents · wage ₪15,160Gan Yoshiya990 residents · wage ₪15,230

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Kfar Yehoshua: common questions

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What is the population of Kfar Yehoshua?

Kfar Yehoshua has 1,220 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Kfar Yehoshua?

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

How much is rent in Kfar Yehoshua?

Average rent in Kfar Yehoshua: ₪5,000 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Kfar Yehoshua?

The average monthly wage per employee in Jezreel Valley Regional Council is ₪20,284, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Kfar Yehoshua in?

Kfar Yehoshua is in the Northern District, in the Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 140