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Local council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1985

Oranit by the numbers

An expensive, affluent and car-dependent town

Oranit has 9,920 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is pricier than 90% of them, with fewer car-free households than 87% of them and has less crime than 85% of them.

Population
9,920
30% children under 18
Average home price
₪3.9M
94% higher than the national average
Average monthly salary
₪21,342
41% higher than the national average
Crime
11 per 1,000
Below the national average (33.9)

How does Oranit compare with other towns?

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

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How much does an apartment cost?

₪3,945,500Pricier than 90% of towns
Average apartment price, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪21,342Higher wages than 88% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How much is rent?

₪7,750Higher rent than 88% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 87% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How much crime?

11Less crime than 85% of towns
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
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Young or old?

12%Older than 79% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

29%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

3.4Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

34%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; 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 Oranit?

Average home ₪4M, 94% higher than the national average; rent ₪7,750 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average home price
₪4Mover the last 12 months
▲ 45.6% a year94% above the national average
Average rent
₪7,750a month
▼ 10.9% a year55% above the national average
3 rooms
₪4,500
4 rooms
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5+ rooms
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15.4years of the average local salary
buy an average home (before costs)
36%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average home price by quarterOranitIsrael

₪4MQ2 21Q2 22Q2 23Q2 24Q2 25Q2 26

Source: Israel Tax Authority, Nadlan.gov.il. Averages of reported sales; with too few sales no average is shown. Years of salary use the National Insurance average wage.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Oranit

1 open land tenders

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What is the average salary in Oranit?

₪21,342 a month for the average employee, 41% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪21,342average monthly salary

41% above the national average.

Oranit
₪21,342
Israel
₪15,140
19.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,577self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 231 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Oranit

3 schools, 16 kindergartens and 5 daycare centres

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3Schools
16Kindergartens
5Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 2, State-religious 1.

Schools3 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens16 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Oranit

36 parks and gardens, 8 sports facilities, 34 public transport lines

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Parks and playgrounds36 parks, gardens and playgroundsBig parks, dog parks and beachesSports facilities8 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport34 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth2 clinics and pharmaciesHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Crime in Oranit: is Oranit safe?

11 cases per 1,000 residents, below the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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11criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Down 5% from 2024. Violent offences are 22% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (111 cases).

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Who lives in Oranit?

30% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Maccabi

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Oranit
30%
58%
12%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Oranit
40%
54%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

23.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.8%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 Oranit vote?

Largest list: Yashar (25%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Oranit voted Together (Beyachad) more than the country as a whole (‎+9 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202275%

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

Yashar
24.8%
Likud
20.5%
Together (Beyachad)
18.2%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
7.8%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
7.2%
Otzma Yehudit
5.9%

Oranit 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 Oranit?

About ₪362 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Oranit pays about ₪362 a month in arnona on average (₪4,347 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪48.3
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪7,650
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.3%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue58.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 38 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪7,901 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Oranit, and nearby

Most similar: Atlit, Barkan, Nili

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

Atlit12,054 residents · wage ₪22,036Barkan2,164 residents · wage ₪17,533Nili2,321 residents · wage ₪19,108Tzur Yitzhak8,000 residents · wage ₪20,697

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Oranit: common questions

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What is the population of Oranit?

Oranit has 9,920 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Oranit safe?

In 2025, police opened 11 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Oranit, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Oranit?

Oranit has 3 schools, 16 kindergartens and 5 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much does an apartment cost in Oranit?

The average apartment in Oranit sells for ₪3,945,500, based on deals in the 12 months to June 2026, against ₪2,034,550 nationwide.

How much is rent in Oranit?

Average rent in Oranit: ₪7,750 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Oranit?

The average monthly wage per employee in Oranit is ₪21,342, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Oranit in?

Oranit is in the Judea and Samaria, Tulkarm subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3760