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Village · Shomron Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1989

Zufim by the numbers

A car-dependent and affluent town

Zufim has 2,912 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, more graduates than 79% of them and more renters than 74% of them.

Population
2,912
41% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,800
a month
Average monthly salary
₪18,577
23% higher than the national average
Schools
1
7 kindergartens

How does Zufim compare with other towns?

Zufim 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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How much do people earn?

₪18,577Higher wages than 80% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

41%More graduates than 79% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

32%More renters than 74% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

6%Younger than 72% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much is rent?

₪5,800Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Big families?

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

rent ₪5,800 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,800a month
▲ 22.1% a year16% above the national average
31%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterZufimIsrael

₪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 Zufim?

₪18,577 a month for the average employee, 23% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪18,577average monthly salary

23% above the national average.

Zufim
₪18,577
Israel
₪15,140
19.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.8%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,496self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 616 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 Zufim

1 school, 7 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres

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1Schools
7Kindergartens
3Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 1.

Kindergartens7 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Zufim?

41% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Zufim
41%
54%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Zufim
47%
38%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

25.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.5%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 Zufim vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (25%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Zufim voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+20 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202277%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (37%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
25.2%
Likud
22.4%
Together (Beyachad)
11.3%
Otzma Yehudit
9.5%
Amcha Yisrael
9.5%
Yashar
8.4%

Zufim 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 Zufim?

About ₪290 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Shomron Regional Council pays about ₪290 a month in arnona on average (₪3,483 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,025
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed81.6%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue27.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 61 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪16 thousand.

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

Towns like Zufim, and nearby

Most similar: El'azar, Nili, Even Shemu'el

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

El'azar2,574 residents · wage ₪17,314Nili2,321 residents · wage ₪19,108Even Shemu'el2,062 residents · wage ₪16,663Tzur Yitzhak8,000 residents · wage ₪20,697

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Zufim: common questions

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What is the population of Zufim?

Zufim has 2,912 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Zufim?

Zufim has 1 schools, 7 kindergartens and 3 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Zufim?

Average rent in Zufim: ₪5,800 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Zufim?

The average monthly wage per employee in Zufim is ₪18,577, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Zufim in?

Zufim is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Shomron Regional Council, Tulkarm subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3791