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Village · Mateh Binyamin Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1996

Ganei Modi'in by the numbers

A renter-heavy and family-oriented town

Ganei Modi'in has 3,329 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is younger than 78% of them, with more renters than 99% of them and has bigger families than 87% of them.

Population
3,329
43% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪11,067
27% lower than the national average
Schools
2
14 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
3 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Ganei Modi'in compare with other towns?

Ganei Modi'in Another of the 189 towns with 2,000 to 20,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

57%More renters than 99% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

4.3Bigger families than 87% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

5%Younger than 78% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪11,067Like most (slightly below)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

17%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

12%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; 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.

What is the average salary in Ganei Modi'in?

₪11,067 a month for the average employee, 27% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪11,067average monthly salary

27% below the national average.

Ganei Modi'in
₪11,067
Israel
₪15,140
38.5%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪9,472self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 4 in the previous index.

Ranked 109 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 Ganei Modi'in

2 schools, 14 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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2Schools
14Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Schools by stream: Haredi 2.

Kindergartens14 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Ganei Modi'in

15 public transport lines

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Public transport15 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Who lives in Ganei Modi'in?

43% are under 18 (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Maccabi

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Ganei Modi'in
43%
52%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Ganei Modi'in
33%
35%
17%
15%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.5%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.4%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.3%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.3%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 Ganei Modi'in vote?

Largest list: Shas (35%). Turnout 77%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Ganei Modi'in voted Shas more than the country as a whole (‎+30 points) and Yashar less (‎-15).

Turnout
Here, 202677%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202275%

In 2022 the largest list here was Shas (46%).

Shas
35.4%
Otzma Yehudit
20.7%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
18.7%
Likud
12.7%
United Torah Judaism
5.4%
Together (Beyachad)
1.5%

Ganei Modi'in 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 Ganei Modi'in?

About ₪324 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 Binyamin Regional Council pays about ₪324 a month in arnona on average (₪3,888 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.2
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,941
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed91.9%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue29.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 56 agorot go to education and 11 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Ganei Modi'in, and nearby

Most similar: Kfar Chabad, Bat Ayin, Eli

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

Kfar Chabad6,594 residents · wage ₪12,176Bat Ayin2,059 residents · wage ₪5,830Eli4,924 residents · wage ₪13,540Yizhar2,757 residents · wage ₪9,683

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Ganei Modi'in: common questions

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What is the population of Ganei Modi'in?

Ganei Modi'in has 3,329 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Ganei Modi'in?

Ganei Modi'in has 2 schools, 14 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Ganei Modi'in?

The average monthly wage per employee in Ganei Modi'in is ₪11,067, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Ganei Modi'in in?

Ganei Modi'in is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, Ramallah subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 3823