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Village · Menashe Regional Council · Haifa District · founded 1982

Kazir by the numbers

An older town

Kazir has 2,631 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is older than 80% of them and has smaller households than 82% of them.

Population
2,631
28% children under 18
Average rent
₪5,950
a month
Average monthly salary
₪17,285
14% higher than the national average
Schools
1
3 kindergartens

How does Kazir compare with other towns?

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

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Big families?

3.1Smaller households than 82% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

13%Older than 80% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪17,285Higher wages than 74% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How much is rent?

₪5,950Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

35%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

20%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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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 Kazir?

rent ₪5,950 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪5,950a month
▲ 3.9% a year19% above the national average
34%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterKazirIsrael

₪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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Kazir

261 housing units in approved plans · 1 open land tenders

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What is the average salary in Kazir?

₪17,285 a month for the average employee, 14% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,285average monthly salary

14% above the national average.

Kazir
₪17,285
Israel
₪15,140
23.4%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.9%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪10,485self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 669 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 Kazir

1 school, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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1Schools
3Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 1.

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Kazir

5 public transport lines

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Public transport5 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth2 clinics and pharmaciesHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Safety in Kazir

57 road accidents with injuries

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Road accidents57 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and whereCell antennas6 antennasWhere they are and which company runs them

Who lives in Kazir?

28% are under 18 (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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Age groups

Kazir
28%
59%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Kazir
54%
28%
15%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

31.6%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
4.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.6%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 Kazir vote?

Largest list: Yashar (28%). Turnout 72%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Kazir voted The Democrats more than the country as a whole (‎+14 points) and Likud less (‎-8).

Turnout
Here, 202672%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202265%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (36%).

Yashar
28.1%
The Democrats
20.7%
Together (Beyachad)
14.8%
Likud
12.2%
Yisrael Beiteinu
7.1%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.1%

Kazir 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 Kazir?

About ₪293 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Menashe Regional Council pays about ₪293 a month in arnona on average (₪3,510 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪39
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪10,977
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed92.4%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue58.2%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 34 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Kazir, and nearby

Most similar: Alfei Menashe, Pardesiya, Givat Avni

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

Alfei Menashe7,938 residents · wage ₪18,417Pardesiya7,940 residents · wage ₪21,263Givat Avni2,072 residents · wage ₪17,013Atlit12,054 residents · wage ₪22,036

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Kazir: common questions

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What is the population of Kazir?

Kazir has 2,631 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Kazir?

Kazir has 1 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Kazir?

Average rent in Kazir: ₪5,950 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Kazir?

The average monthly wage per employee in Kazir is ₪17,285, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

What share of Kazir's residents are Arab?

5% of Kazir's residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

Which district is Kazir in?

Kazir is in the Haifa District, in the Menashe Regional Council, Hadera subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1243