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Local council · Northern District

Kafr Kanna by the numbers

A family-oriented and young town

Kafr Kanna has 26,026 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 100 other cities with 20,000+ residents, it has fewer renters than 93% of them, bigger families than 86% of them and fewer graduates than 83% of them.

Population
26,026
33% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪8,677
43% lower than the national average
Crime
33.5 per 1,000
About the national average
Schools
18
53 kindergartens

How does Kafr Kanna compare with other cities?

Kafr Kanna Another of the 101 cities with 20,000+ residents

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How much do people earn?

₪8,677Lower wages than 97% of cities
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

5%Fewer renters than 93% of cities
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

3.8Bigger families than 86% of cities
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

13%Fewer graduates than 83% of cities
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

7%Younger than 81% of cities
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

21%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How much crime?

33.5Like most (slightly above)
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 101 cities with 20,000+ residents.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Kafr Kanna

8,283 housing units in approved plans · 1 open land tenders

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What is the average salary in Kafr Kanna?

₪8,677 a month for the average employee, 43% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪8,677average monthly salary

43% below the national average.

Kafr Kanna
₪8,677
Israel
₪15,140
48.7%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪9,146self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 29 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Kafr Kanna

18 schools, 53 kindergartens and 11 daycare centres

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18Schools
53Kindergartens
11Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 18.

Schools18 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens53 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Kafr Kanna

13 sports facilities, 34 public transport lines

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Sports facilities13 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport34 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Crime in Kafr Kanna: is Kafr Kanna safe?

33.5 cases per 1,000 residents, about the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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33.5criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Down 22% from 2024. Violent offences are 12% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (863 cases).

Road accidents659 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and whereCell antennas5 antennasWhere they are and which company runs them

Who lives in Kafr Kanna?

7% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Kafr Kanna
33%
60%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Kafr Kanna
76%
19%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

12.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.1%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.7%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
5.2%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.2%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 Kafr Kanna vote?

Largest list: Joint List (73%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kafr Kanna voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+64 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202253%

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

Joint List
72.8%
Ra'am
23.8%
The Democrats
1.8%
Likud
0.4%
Yisrael Beiteinu
0.4%
Yashar
0.3%

Kafr Kanna 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 Kafr Kanna?

About ₪307 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 Kafr Kanna pays about ₪307 a month in arnona on average (₪3,681 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.9
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪7,393
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed83.3%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue34.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 40 agorot go to education and 17 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,081 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Kafr Kanna, and nearby

Most similar: Kafar Manda, Reine, Tamra

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

Kafar Manda22,976 residents · wage ₪8,124Reine20,754 residents · wage ₪9,337Tamra37,945 residents · wage ₪9,345Umm al-Fahm61,823 residents · wage ₪8,934

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Kafr Kanna: common questions

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What is the population of Kafr Kanna?

Kafr Kanna has 26,026 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Kafr Kanna safe?

In 2025, police opened 33.5 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Kafr Kanna, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Kafr Kanna?

Kafr Kanna has 18 schools, 53 kindergartens and 11 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Kafr Kanna?

The average monthly wage per employee in Kafr Kanna is ₪8,677, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Kafr Kanna in?

Kafr Kanna is in the Northern District, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 509