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Village · Drom HaSharon Regional Council · Central District · founded 1995

Matan by the numbers

An affluent, car-dependent and highly educated town

Matan has 3,045 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer car-free households than 85% of them, more graduates than 84% of them and smaller households than 71% of them.

Population
3,045
24% children under 18
Average rent
₪9,900
a month
Average monthly salary
₪22,814
51% higher than the national average
Schools
1
4 kindergartens

How does Matan compare with other towns?

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

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How much is rent?

₪9,900Higher rent than 98% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪22,814Higher wages than 91% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Can you live without a car?

6%Fewer car-free households than 85% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

42%More graduates than 84% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Big families?

3.3Smaller households than 71% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

10%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

19%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: National Insurance 2026; 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.

How much does it cost to live in Matan?

rent ₪9,900 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪9,900a month
▲ 16.5% a year98% above the national average
43%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterMatanIsrael

₪9,900Q2 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 Matan

40 housing units in approved plans · 12 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Matan?

₪22,814 a month for the average employee, 51% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪22,814average monthly salary

51% above the national average.

Matan
₪22,814
Israel
₪15,140
18.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
7.8%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,787self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 874 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Matan

1 school, 4 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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1Schools
4Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Matan

3 public transport lines

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Public transport3 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth6 clinics and pharmaciesHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Who lives in Matan?

24% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Matan
24%
66%
10%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Matan
52%
41%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

23.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.4%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.8%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.1%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 Matan vote?

Largest list: Yashar (34%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Matan voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+18 points) and Likud less (‎-10).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202272%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (46%).

Yashar
33.8%
Together (Beyachad)
23.6%
The Democrats
16.1%
Likud
10.3%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.2%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
3.7%

Matan 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 Matan?

About ₪279 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Drom HaSharon Regional Council pays about ₪279 a month in arnona on average (₪3,348 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪37.2
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,205
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed95.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue59.2%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 46 agorot go to education and 7 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Matan, and nearby

Most similar: Tel Mond, Tzur Hadassah, Mazkeret Batya

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

Tel Mond15,542 residents · wage ₪24,713Tzur Hadassah10,337 residents · wage ₪19,715Mazkeret Batya16,533 residents · wage ₪21,226Binyamina-Givat Ada16,221 residents · wage ₪23,108

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Matan: common questions

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What is the population of Matan?

Matan has 3,045 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Matan?

Matan has 1 schools, 4 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Matan?

Average rent in Matan: ₪9,900 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Matan?

The average monthly wage per employee in Matan is ₪22,814, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Matan in?

Matan is in the Central District, in the Drom HaSharon Regional Council, Petah Tikva subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1315