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Village · Jezreel Valley Regional Council · Northern District · founded 2000

Shimshit by the numbers

A car-dependent, affluent and highly educated town

Shimshit has 2,065 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer car-free households than 99% of them and more graduates than 93% of them.

Population
2,065
18% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪24,082
59% higher than the national average
Schools
1
3 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Shimshit compare with other towns?

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

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Can you live without a car?

1%Fewer car-free households than 99% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪24,082Higher wages than 96% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
LowHigh

How educated?

47%More graduates than 93% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

6%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh
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Do people rent or own?

9%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3.7Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; 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.

What is the average salary in Shimshit?

₪24,082 a month for the average employee, 59% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪24,082average monthly salary

59% above the national average.

Shimshit
₪24,082
Israel
₪15,140
19.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
10%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪16,145self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 928 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 Shimshit

1 school, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Shimshit?

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

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Shimshit
18%
76%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Shimshit
68%
32%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

23.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.3%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
0.7%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 Shimshit vote?

Largest list: Yashar (38%). Turnout 76%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Shimshit voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+22 points) and Likud less (‎-15).

Turnout
Here, 202676%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202269%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (45%).

Yashar
38%
The Democrats
22.6%
Together (Beyachad)
22.5%
Likud
5.8%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.9%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
2.8%

Shimshit 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 Shimshit?

About ₪321 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Jezreel Valley Regional Council pays about ₪321 a month in arnona on average (₪3,852 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪42.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,755
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue62%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 46 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Shimshit, and nearby

Most similar: Kfar HaOranim, Lapid, Beit Hashmonai

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

Kfar HaOranim2,274 residents · wage ₪23,183Lapid2,001 residents · wage ₪22,355Beit Hashmonai2,133 residents · wage ₪22,276Hosha'aya2,014 residents · wage ₪23,067

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Shimshit: common questions

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What is the population of Shimshit?

Shimshit has 2,065 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Shimshit?

Shimshit has 1 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Shimshit?

The average monthly wage per employee in Shimshit is ₪24,082, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Shimshit in?

Shimshit is in the Northern District, in the Jezreel Valley Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1337