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Community settlement · Gush Etzion Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1972

Har Gilo by the numbers

A young town

Har Gilo has 1,634 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 80% of them.

Population
1,634
44% children under 18
Average rent
₪4,200
a month
Average monthly salary
₪15,122
About the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Har Gilo compare with other towns?

Har Gilo Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Young or old?

7%Younger than 80% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪4,200Lower rent than 74% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

30%Like most (slightly above)
Households renting, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪10,740Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

33%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Big families?

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

Can you live without a car?

12%Like most (slightly above)
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.

Har Gilo in national rankings

    How much does it cost to live in Har Gilo?

    rent ₪4,200 a month

    Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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    Average rent
    ₪4,200a month
    no change 16% below the national average
    3 rooms
    ₪4,350
    4 rooms
    —
    5+ rooms
    —
    28%of the average salary
    goes on average rent

    Average rent by quarterHar GiloIsrael

    ₪4,200Q2 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 Har Gilo?

    ₪15,122 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

    Wages 2025

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    ₪15,122average monthly salary (Gush Etzion Regional Council)

    0% below the national average.

    The council
    ₪15,122
    Israel
    ₪15,140
    27.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
    2.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
    ₪12,167self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
    Socio-economic cluster
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    1 · lowesthighest · 10

    Ranked 575 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

    Schools and kindergartens in Har Gilo

    0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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    0Schools
    3Kindergartens
    2Daycare centres

    Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

    Who lives in Har Gilo?

    44% 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 Gush Etzion Regional Council as a whole.

    Age groups

    Council
    44%
    50%
    Israel
    32%
    55%
    13%

    Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

    Health funds (kupot holim)

    Council
    35%
    30%
    29%
    Israel
    50%
    28%
    14%

    ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

    25.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
    0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
    0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
    0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
    2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
    0.8%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 Har Gilo vote?

    Largest list: Likud (34%). Turnout 78%

    Election for the 26th Knesset

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    In the 2026 election, Har Gilo voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+14 points) and Joint List less (‎-8).

    Turnout
    Here, 202678%
    Israel, 202678%
    Here, 202274%

    In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (40%).

    Likud
    34.2%
    Yashar
    15.4%
    Otzma Yehudit
    13.1%
    Religious Zionism-Zehut
    11.2%
    Together (Beyachad)
    5.4%
    The Reservists and the Economic Party
    5.2%

    Har Gilo 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 Har Gilo?

    About ₪344 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

    Audited accounts 2024

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    A 90 m² apartment in Gush Etzion Regional Council pays about ₪344 a month in arnona on average (₪4,122 a year).

    Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪45.8
    Median authority: ₪41.5
    Spending per resident a year₪9,790
    Median authority: ₪8,818
    Arnona collected of the amount billed86.1%
    Median authority: 90%
    Own revenue as a share of all revenue30.3%
    Median authority: 45.9%

    Of every shekel the authority spends, 52 agorot go to education and 14 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪21,008 thousand.

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

    Towns like Har Gilo, and nearby

    Most similar: Sde Moshe, Avi'el, Na'ama

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

    Sde Moshe690 residents · wage ₪9,810Avi'el779 residents · wage ₪12,130Na'ama337 residents · wage ₪9,940Bekoa977 residents · wage ₪11,380

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    Har Gilo: common questions

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    What is the population of Har Gilo?

    Har Gilo has 1,634 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

    How many schools are there in Har Gilo?

    Har Gilo has 0 schools, 3 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

    How much is rent in Har Gilo?

    Average rent in Har Gilo: ₪4,200 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

    What is the average salary in Har Gilo?

    The average monthly wage per employee in Gush Etzion Regional Council is ₪15,122, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

    What share of Har Gilo's residents are Arab?

    2% of Har Gilo's residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

    Which district is Har Gilo in?

    Har Gilo is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Bethlehem subdistrict.

    Data sources

    CBS locality code: 3603