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Village · Nahal Sorek Regional Council · Central District · founded 1949

Yad Binyamin by the numbers

A car-dependent, family-oriented and renter-heavy town

Yad Binyamin has 4,348 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has fewer car-free households than 92% of them, bigger families than 89% of them and more renters than 82% of them.

Population
4,348
40% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪15,555
3% higher than the national average
Schools
10
11 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
6 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Yad Binyamin compare with other towns?

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

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Can you live without a car?

4%Fewer car-free households than 92% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Big families?

4.4Bigger families than 89% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

36%More renters than 82% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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How educated?

39%More graduates than 76% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Young or old?

5%Younger than 76% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪15,555Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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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 Yad Binyamin?

₪15,555 a month for the average employee, 3% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 6 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪15,555average monthly salary

3% above the national average.

Yad Binyamin
₪15,555
Israel
₪15,140
31.9%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,562self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Up from cluster 5 in the previous index.

Ranked 243 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 Yad Binyamin

10 schools, 11 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres

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10Schools
11Kindergartens
3Daycare centres

Schools by stream: Haredi 6, State-religious 4.

Schools10 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens11 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Yad Binyamin

16 public transport lines

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Public transport16 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Safety in Yad Binyamin

25 road accidents with injuries

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Road accidents25 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Yad Binyamin?

5% 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

Yad Binyamin
40%
55%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Yad Binyamin
61%
16%
21%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.5%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.8%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
0.8%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 Yad Binyamin vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (52%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Yad Binyamin voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+46 points) and Yashar less (‎-15).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202278%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (58%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
51.5%
Otzma Yehudit
16.6%
Likud
11.3%
Shas
4.8%
Amcha Yisrael
4.5%
United Torah Judaism
3.5%

Yad Binyamin 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 Yad Binyamin?

About ₪281 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Nahal Sorek Regional Council pays about ₪281 a month in arnona on average (₪3,366 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪37.4
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪13,304
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed98.1%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue52.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Yad Binyamin, and nearby

Most similar: Ma'ale Mikhmas, Tekoa, Sha'alvim

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

Ma'ale Mikhmas2,415 residents · wage ₪14,103Tekoa5,013 residents · wage ₪14,002Sha'alvim2,006 residents · wage ₪10,940El'azar2,574 residents · wage ₪17,314

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Yad Binyamin: common questions

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What is the population of Yad Binyamin?

Yad Binyamin has 4,348 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Yad Binyamin?

Yad Binyamin has 10 schools, 11 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Yad Binyamin?

The average monthly wage per employee in Yad Binyamin is ₪15,555, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Yad Binyamin in?

Yad Binyamin is in the Central District, in the Nahal Sorek Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 577