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Moshav · Mateh Yehuda Regional Council · Jerusalem District · founded 1949

Beit Zayit by the numbers

A highly educated and renter-heavy moshav

Beit Zayit has 1,541 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has more graduates than 88% of them, smaller households than 84% of them and more renters than 80% of them.

Population
1,541
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪4,600
a month
Average monthly salary
₪16,830
11% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Beit Zayit compare with other towns?

Beit Zayit Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How educated?

48%More graduates than 88% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Big families?

2.6Smaller households than 84% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

37%More renters than 80% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

15%Older than 76% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh
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How much is rent?

₪4,600Like most (slightly below)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

13%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪9,660Like most (slightly below)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: CBS 2022; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents.

How much does it cost to live in Beit Zayit?

rent ₪4,600 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪4,600a month
no change 8% below the national average
27%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterBeit ZayitIsrael

₪4,600Q2 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 Beit Zayit?

₪16,830 a month for the average employee, 11% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,830average monthly salary (Mateh Yehuda Regional Council)

11% above the national average.

The council
₪16,830
Israel
₪15,140
23.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,731self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 9 in the previous index.

Ranked 856 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Beit Zayit

0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Beit Zayit?

13% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Mateh Yehuda Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
55%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
61%
19%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.7%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.4%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.3%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 Beit Zayit vote?

Largest list: Yashar (32%). Turnout 78%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Beit Zayit voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+16 points) and Joint List less (‎-8).

Turnout
Here, 202678%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202272%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (29%).

Yashar
32.4%
The Democrats
21.6%
Likud
13.7%
Together (Beyachad)
11.6%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
5.2%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.4%

Beit Zayit 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 Beit Zayit?

About ₪323 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council pays about ₪323 a month in arnona on average (₪3,879 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.1
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,489
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue56.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,797 thousand.

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

Towns like Beit Zayit, and nearby

Most similar: Mikhmoret, Gezer, Beit Yehoshua

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

Mikhmoret1,314 residents · wage ₪9,380Gezer430 residents · wage ₪10,030Beit Yehoshua1,107 residents · wage ₪10,540Ramat HaShofet1,129 residents · wage ₪10,780

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Beit Zayit: common questions

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What is the population of Beit Zayit?

Beit Zayit has 1,541 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Beit Zayit?

Beit Zayit has 0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Beit Zayit?

Average rent in Beit Zayit: ₪4,600 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Beit Zayit?

The average monthly wage per employee in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is ₪16,830, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Beit Zayit in?

Beit Zayit is in the Jerusalem District, in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 710