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Local council · Haifa District

Basma by the numbers

Basma has 12,442 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is younger than 75% of them and has fewer graduates than 80% of them.

Population
12,442
36% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪9,249
39% lower than the national average
Crime
26.1 per 1,000
Below the national average (33.9)
Schools
8
27 kindergartens

How does Basma compare with other towns?

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

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How much do people earn?

₪9,249Lower wages than 90% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

12%Fewer graduates than 80% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

5%Younger than 75% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

8%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

17%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

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

How much crime?

26.1Like most (slightly above)
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Basma

2,581 housing units in approved plans · 2 open land tenders

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What is the average salary in Basma?

₪9,249 a month for the average employee, 39% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪9,249average monthly salary

39% below the national average.

Basma
₪9,249
Israel
₪15,140
43%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪7,534self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
1
2
3
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7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 38 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Basma

8 schools, 27 kindergartens and 7 daycare centres

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8Schools
27Kindergartens
7Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 8.

Schools8 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens27 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Basma

7 sports facilities, 8 public transport lines

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Sports facilities7 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport8 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth6 clinics and pharmaciesHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Crime in Basma: is Basma safe?

26.1 cases per 1,000 residents, below the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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26.1criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 32% from 2024. Violent offences are 12% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (319 cases).

Road accidents178 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and whereCell antennas6 antennasWhere they are and which company runs them

Who lives in Basma?

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

Basma
36%
59%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Basma
72%
23%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

13.4%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.5%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
3.4%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.5%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 Basma vote?

Largest list: Joint List (80%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Basma voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+72 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202246%

In 2022 the largest list here was Balad (34%).

Joint List
80.3%
Ra'am
16.2%
The Democrats
2.4%
Likud
0.2%
Yashar
0.2%
Yisrael Beiteinu
0.1%

Basma 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 Basma?

About ₪308 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Basma pays about ₪308 a month in arnona on average (₪3,690 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪41
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪5,932
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed75.5%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue28.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 46 agorot go to education and 15 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪39 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Basma, and nearby

Most similar: Ma'ale Iron, Ein Mahel, Bu'eine-Nujeidat

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

Ma'ale Iron15,929 residents · wage ₪9,020Ein Mahel14,404 residents · wage ₪8,764Bu'eine-Nujeidat10,892 residents · wage ₪9,499Bir El-Maksur11,322 residents · wage ₪9,679

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Basma: common questions

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What is the population of Basma?

Basma has 12,442 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Basma safe?

In 2025, police opened 26.1 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Basma, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Basma?

Basma has 8 schools, 27 kindergartens and 7 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Basma?

The average monthly wage per employee in Basma is ₪9,249, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Basma in?

Basma is in the Haifa District, Hadera subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1326