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Village · Lev HaSharon Regional Council · Central District · founded 1953

Sha'ar Efrayim by the numbers

A renter-heavy town

Sha'ar Efrayim has 2,020 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has more renters than 81% of them and smaller households than 71% of them.

Population
2,020
28% children under 18
Average rent
₪6,250
a month
Average monthly salary
₪16,499
9% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Sha'ar Efrayim compare with other towns?

Sha'ar Efrayim Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

35%More renters than 81% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪6,250Higher rent than 74% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Big families?

3.3Smaller households than 71% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪16,499Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How educated?

24%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

14%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 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 Sha'ar Efrayim?

rent ₪6,250 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪6,250a month
no change 25% above the national average
38%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterSha'ar EfrayimIsrael

₪7,500Q2 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 Sha'ar Efrayim

6 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Sha'ar Efrayim?

₪16,499 a month for the average employee, 9% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,499average monthly salary

9% above the national average.

Sha'ar Efrayim
₪16,499
Israel
₪15,140
22.7%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,097self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 600 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 Sha'ar Efrayim

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Safety in Sha'ar Efrayim

66 road accidents with injuries

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Road accidents66 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Sha'ar Efrayim?

9% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Sha'ar Efrayim
28%
63%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Sha'ar Efrayim
56%
30%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

26.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.3%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
3.7%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.3%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 Sha'ar Efrayim vote?

Largest list: Likud (29%). Turnout 78%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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

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

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (32%).

Likud
29%
Yashar
21.1%
Together (Beyachad)
14.2%
Otzma Yehudit
9.6%
The Democrats
7.6%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
5.4%

Sha'ar Efrayim 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 Sha'ar Efrayim?

About ₪400 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Lev HaSharon Regional Council pays about ₪400 a month in arnona on average (₪4,797 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪53.3
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,275
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed91.1%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue57.2%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 57 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Sha'ar Efrayim, and nearby

Most similar: Shetulim, Nizan, Geva Binyamin

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

Shetulim2,180 residents · wage ₪15,857Nizan2,746 residents · wage ₪15,394Geva Binyamin6,175 residents · wage ₪12,172Nili2,321 residents · wage ₪19,108

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Sha'ar Efrayim: common questions

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What is the population of Sha'ar Efrayim?

Sha'ar Efrayim has 2,020 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Sha'ar Efrayim?

Sha'ar Efrayim has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Sha'ar Efrayim?

Average rent in Sha'ar Efrayim: ₪6,250 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Sha'ar Efrayim?

The average monthly wage per employee in Sha'ar Efrayim is ₪16,499, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Sha'ar Efrayim in?

Sha'ar Efrayim is in the Central District, in the Lev HaSharon Regional Council, Sharon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 661