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Moshav · Hevel Yavne Regional Council · Central District · founded 1950

Ben Zakai by the numbers

A renter-heavy moshav

Ben Zakai has 1,025 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 76% of them, with fewer graduates than 87% of them and has more renters than 81% of them.

Population
1,025
37% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,900
a month
Average monthly salary
₪17,272
14% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
6 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Ben Zakai compare with other towns?

Ben Zakai Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How educated?

17%Fewer graduates than 87% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

38%More renters than 81% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪8,690Lower wages than 77% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

8%Younger than 76% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh
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How much is rent?

₪5,900Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
LowHigh

Big families?

3.1Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 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 Ben Zakai?

rent ₪5,900 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,900a month
no change 18% above the national average
34%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterBen ZakaiIsrael

₪5,900Q2 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 Ben Zakai?

₪17,272 a month for the average employee, 14% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 6 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,272average monthly salary (Hevel Yavne Regional Council)

14% above the national average.

The council
₪17,272
Israel
₪15,140
24.4%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.6%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪14,510self-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 280 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Ben Zakai

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Ben Zakai?

37% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Hevel Yavne Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
37%
53%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
61%
25%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

18.9%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.2%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 Ben Zakai vote?

Largest list: Likud (65%). Turnout 87%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ben Zakai voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+44 points) and Yashar less (‎-14).

Turnout
Here, 202687%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202284%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (50%).

Likud
64.5%
Otzma Yehudit
18.7%
Shas
5.9%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
3.6%
Yashar
2.3%
Together (Beyachad)
1.7%

Ben Zakai 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 Ben Zakai?

About ₪305 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 Hevel Yavne Regional Council pays about ₪305 a month in arnona on average (₪3,654 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.6
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪12,886
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed95.9%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue69.3%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 42 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Ben Zakai, and nearby

Most similar: Menuha, Hadid, Zekharya

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

Menuha794 residents · wage ₪8,870Hadid1,152 residents · wage ₪9,630Zekharya1,392 residents · wage ₪9,680Pedaya989 residents · wage ₪10,130

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Ben Zakai: common questions

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What is the population of Ben Zakai?

Ben Zakai has 1,025 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Ben Zakai?

Ben Zakai has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Ben Zakai?

Average rent in Ben Zakai: ₪5,900 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Ben Zakai?

The average monthly wage per employee in Hevel Yavne Regional Council is ₪17,272, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ben Zakai in?

Ben Zakai is in the Central District, in the Hevel Yavne Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 760