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Village · Jordan Valley Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1955

Poriya Ilit by the numbers

A car-dependent town

Poriya Ilit has 1,442 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer car-free households than 83% of them and fewer graduates than 77% of them.

Population
1,442
30% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,850
a month
Average monthly salary
₪14,755
3% lower than the national average
Schools
1
2 kindergartens

How does Poriya Ilit compare with other towns?

Poriya Ilit Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 83% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

24%Fewer graduates than 77% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Young or old?

14%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

31%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪5,850Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪9,780Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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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.

Poriya Ilit in national rankings

    How much does it cost to live in Poriya Ilit?

    rent ₪5,850 a month

    Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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    Average rent
    ₪5,850a month
    ▲ 37.7% a year17% above the national average
    40%of the average salary
    goes on average rent

    Average rent by quarterPoriya IlitIsrael

    ₪5,850Q2 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 Poriya Ilit?

    ₪14,755 a month for the average employee, 3% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10; a 7% income tax credit

    Wages 2025

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    ₪14,755average monthly salary (Jordan Valley Regional Council)

    3% below the national average.

    The council
    ₪14,755
    Israel
    ₪15,140
    24.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
    1.5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
    ₪10,961self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
    Tax benefit town 2026
    Residents of Poriya Ilit get an income tax credit of
    7%
    on income up to ₪146,640 a year. Worth up to about ₪855 a month.
    Socio-economic cluster
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    1 · lowesthighest · 10

    Ranked 538 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

    Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Jordan Valley Regional Council. Tax benefit: Israel Tax Authority list of eligible towns for 2026. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

    Schools and kindergartens in Poriya Ilit

    1 school, 2 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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    1Schools
    2Kindergartens
    2Daycare centres

    Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

    Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

    Who lives in Poriya Ilit?

    18% 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 Jordan Valley Regional Council as a whole.

    Age groups

    Council
    30%
    52%
    18%
    Israel
    32%
    55%
    13%

    Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

    Health funds (kupot holim)

    Council
    87%
    Israel
    50%
    28%
    14%

    ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

    22%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
    0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
    0.5%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
    0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
    3.7%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
    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 Poriya Ilit vote?

    Largest list: Likud (42%). Turnout 71%

    Election for the 26th Knesset

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    In the 2026 election, Poriya Ilit voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+22 points) and Ra'am less (‎-6).

    Turnout
    Here, 202671%
    Israel, 202678%
    Here, 202265%

    In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (43%).

    Likud
    42.3%
    Yashar
    20.8%
    Otzma Yehudit
    6.7%
    Together (Beyachad)
    6.1%
    Yisrael Beiteinu
    4.5%
    Religious Zionism-Zehut
    4.1%

    Poriya Ilit 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 Poriya Ilit?

    About ₪292 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

    Audited accounts 2024

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    A 90 m² apartment in Jordan Valley Regional Council pays about ₪292 a month in arnona on average (₪3,501 a year).

    Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.9
    Median authority: ₪41.5
    Spending per resident a year₪12,343
    Median authority: ₪8,818
    Arnona collected of the amount billed95.6%
    Median authority: 90%
    Own revenue as a share of all revenue59.8%
    Median authority: 45.9%

    Of every shekel the authority spends, 30 agorot go to education and 12 agorot to welfare.

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

    Towns like Poriya Ilit, and nearby

    Most similar: Ani'am, Kfar Varburg, Mazliah

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

    Ani'am475 residents · wage ₪9,620Kfar Varburg1,199 residents · wage ₪10,400Mazliah1,477 residents · wage ₪10,620Beit Arif1,138 residents · wage ₪9,480

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    Poriya Ilit: common questions

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    What is the population of Poriya Ilit?

    Poriya Ilit has 1,442 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

    How many schools are there in Poriya Ilit?

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

    How much is rent in Poriya Ilit?

    Average rent in Poriya Ilit: ₪5,850 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

    What is the average salary in Poriya Ilit?

    The average monthly wage per employee in Jordan Valley Regional Council is ₪14,755, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

    Is there a tax benefit for living in Poriya Ilit?

    Yes. In 2026, residents of Poriya Ilit get an income tax credit of 7% on personal-exertion income of up to ₪146,640 a year.

    What share of Poriya Ilit's residents are Arab?

    7% of Poriya Ilit's residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

    Which district is Poriya Ilit in?

    Poriya Ilit is in the Northern District, in the Jordan Valley Regional Council, Kinneret subdistrict.

    Data sources

    CBS locality code: 1313