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Moshav · Gderot Regional Council · Central District · founded 1950

Meshar by the numbers

A car-dependent, highly educated and affluent moshav

Meshar has 756 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has fewer car-free households than all of them, more graduates than 96% of them and more renters than 78% of them.

Population
756
28% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪24,615
63% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Meshar compare with other towns?

Meshar Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Can you live without a car?

1%Fewer car-free households than all other towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

55%More graduates than 96% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪13,680Higher wages than 88% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

36%More renters than 78% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

3.4Bigger families than 75% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

15%Older than 73% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: 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.

What is the average salary in Meshar?

₪24,615 a month for the average employee, 63% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪24,615average monthly salary (Gderot Regional Council)

63% above the national average.

The council
₪24,615
Israel
₪15,140
18.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
9.4%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,991self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 10 in the previous index.

Ranked 972 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Meshar

0 schools, 0 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
0Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Meshar?

17% are 65 or older (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gderot Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
28%
55%
17%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
56%
31%
10%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

29.1%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
1.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.1%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 Meshar vote?

Largest list: Yashar (37%). Turnout 86%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Meshar voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+21 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202686%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202279%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (44%).

Yashar
37.2%
The Democrats
21.5%
Together (Beyachad)
16.2%
Likud
11.9%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.7%
Otzma Yehudit
2.7%

Meshar 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 Meshar?

About ₪405 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gderot Regional Council pays about ₪405 a month in arnona on average (₪4,860 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪54
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪10,079
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed96%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue71.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 33 agorot go to education and 9 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Meshar, and nearby

Most similar: Neve Ilan, Kerem Maharal, Kfar Shemu'el

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

Neve Ilan1,052 residents · wage ₪13,980Kerem Maharal920 residents · wage ₪11,610Kfar Shemu'el983 residents · wage ₪14,850Ein Vered1,672 residents · wage ₪13,690

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Meshar: common questions

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What is the population of Meshar?

Meshar has 756 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

What is the average salary in Meshar?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gderot Regional Council is ₪24,615, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Meshar in?

Meshar is in the Central District, in the Gderot Regional Council, Rehovot subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 731