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Village · Gilboa Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1987

Gan Ner by the numbers

A car-dependent and older town

Gan Ner has 2,556 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is older than 82% of them, with fewer car-free households than 98% of them and has smaller households than 75% of them.

Population
2,556
22% children under 18
Average rent
₪4,425
a month
Average monthly salary
₪16,171
7% higher than the national average
Schools
1
7 kindergartens

How does Gan Ner compare with other towns?

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

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Can you live without a car?

2%Fewer car-free households than 98% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

14%Older than 82% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Big families?

3.2Smaller households than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪16,171Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

11%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪4,425Like most (slightly below)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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How educated?

25%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

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 Gan Ner?

rent ₪4,425 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪4,425a month
▲ 2.9% a year12% below the national average
27%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterGan NerIsrael

₪4,350Q2 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 Gan Ner?

₪16,171 a month for the average employee, 7% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,171average monthly salary

7% above the national average.

Gan Ner
₪16,171
Israel
₪15,140
18.4%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
1.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,763self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 601 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 Gan Ner

1 school, 7 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
7Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Kindergartens7 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Gan Ner?

22% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Gan Ner
22%
65%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Gan Ner
86%
11%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.3%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
3.9%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 Gan Ner vote?

Largest list: Likud (33%). Turnout 75%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Gan Ner voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+12 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202675%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202270%

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

Likud
32.8%
Yashar
23.6%
Together (Beyachad)
12.3%
Otzma Yehudit
6.7%
The Democrats
6.6%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.8%

Gan Ner 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 Gan Ner?

About ₪327 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gilboa Regional Council pays about ₪327 a month in arnona on average (₪3,924 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.6
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪8,062
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed82.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue44%
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, Gilboa Regional Council. Actual arnona depends on the zone and type of property.

Towns like Gan Ner, and nearby

Most similar: Alfei Menashe, Beit Arye-Ofarim, Givat Avni

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

Alfei Menashe7,938 residents · wage ₪18,417Beit Arye-Ofarim5,949 residents · wage ₪17,004Givat Avni2,072 residents · wage ₪17,013Bat Hefer5,167 residents · wage ₪19,308

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Gan Ner: common questions

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What is the population of Gan Ner?

Gan Ner has 2,556 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Gan Ner?

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

How much is rent in Gan Ner?

Average rent in Gan Ner: ₪4,425 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Gan Ner?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gan Ner is ₪16,171, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Gan Ner in?

Gan Ner is in the Northern District, in the Gilboa Regional Council, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1274