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Moshav · Gezer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1951

Petahya by the numbers

Petahya has 959 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer graduates than 91% of them, fewer renters than 83% of them and more car-free households than 81% of them.

Population
959
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,750
a month
Average monthly salary
₪19,791
31% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Petahya compare with other towns?

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

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How educated?

14%Fewer graduates than 91% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

17%Fewer renters than 83% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

19%More car-free households than 81% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪9,080Lower wages than 71% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪5,750Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 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 Petahya?

rent ₪5,750 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,750a month
no change 15% above the national average
29%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterPetahyaIsrael

₪5,750Q2 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 Petahya?

₪19,791 a month for the average employee, 31% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪19,791average monthly salary (Gezer Regional Council)

31% above the national average.

The council
₪19,791
Israel
₪15,140
20.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,038self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 514 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Petahya

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Petahya?

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 Gezer Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
54%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
60%
29%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

24.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.7%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 Petahya vote?

Largest list: Likud (41%). Turnout 85%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Petahya voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202685%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202279%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (42%).

Likud
41.1%
Yashar
22%
Otzma Yehudit
9.8%
Together (Beyachad)
9.3%
Yisrael Beiteinu
3.9%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
3.5%

Petahya 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 Petahya?

About ₪306 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gezer Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,364
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue66.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Petahya, and nearby

Most similar: Dovev, Beit Yosef, Pa'ame Tashaz

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

Dovev515 residents · wage ₪9,070Beit Yosef607 residents · wage ₪8,130Pa'ame Tashaz793 residents · wage ₪9,180Porat1,587 residents · wage ₪7,440

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Petahya: common questions

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What is the population of Petahya?

Petahya has 959 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Petahya?

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

How much is rent in Petahya?

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

What is the average salary in Petahya?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gezer Regional Council is ₪19,791, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Petahya in?

Petahya is in the Central District, in the Gezer Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 839