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Cooperative moshav · Mateh Yehuda Regional Council · Jerusalem District · founded 1950

Mevo Betar by the numbers

Mevo Betar has 1,153 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has bigger families than 75% of them.

Population
1,153
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,350
a month
Average monthly salary
₪16,830
11% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Mevo Betar compare with other towns?

Mevo Betar Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪12,400Higher wages than 77% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

3.4Bigger families than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

29%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

36%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪5,350Like most (slightly below)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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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 Mevo Betar?

rent ₪5,350 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,350a month
no change 7% above the national average
32%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterMevo BetarIsrael

₪5,350Q2 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 Mevo Betar

100 housing units in approved plans

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What is the average salary in Mevo Betar?

₪16,830 a month for the average employee, 11% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,830average monthly salary (Mateh Yehuda Regional Council)

11% above the national average.

The council
₪16,830
Israel
₪15,140
23.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,731self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 694 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Mevo Betar

0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 4 daycare centres

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0Schools
3Kindergartens
4Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Mevo Betar?

13% 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 Mateh Yehuda Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

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

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
61%
19%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.7%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.4%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.3%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 Mevo Betar vote?

Largest list: Likud (22%). Turnout 73%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Mevo Betar voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+5 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202673%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202273%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (30%).

Likud
21.6%
Yashar
21.2%
Together (Beyachad)
12.7%
The Democrats
11.1%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
7.6%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
7.4%

Mevo Betar 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 Mevo Betar?

About ₪323 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council pays about ₪323 a month in arnona on average (₪3,879 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.1
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,489
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue56.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,797 thousand.

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

Towns like Mevo Betar, and nearby

Most similar: Beit El'azari, Avi'el, Sa'ar

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

Beit El'azari1,629 residents · wage ₪12,540Avi'el779 residents · wage ₪12,130Sa'ar907 residents · wage ₪12,330Ein Sarid1,504 residents · wage ₪12,430

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Mevo Betar: common questions

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What is the population of Mevo Betar?

Mevo Betar has 1,153 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Mevo Betar?

Mevo Betar has 0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 4 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Mevo Betar?

Average rent in Mevo Betar: ₪5,350 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Mevo Betar?

The average monthly wage per employee in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is ₪16,830, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Mevo Betar in?

Mevo Betar is in the Jerusalem District, in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 771