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Moshav · Sdot Dan Regional Council · Central District · founded 1949

Mishmar HaShiv'a by the numbers

An affluent, renter-heavy and car-dependent moshav

Mishmar HaShiv'a has 1,070 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has more renters than 86% of them and fewer car-free households than 83% of them.

Population
1,070
40% children under 18
Average rent
₪6,500
a month
Average monthly salary
₪15,492
About the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Mishmar HaShiv'a compare with other towns?

Mishmar HaShiv'a Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪13,730Higher wages than 88% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

41%More renters than 86% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 83% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪6,500Higher rent than 74% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

14%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

2.9Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

36%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 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.

How much does it cost to live in Mishmar HaShiv'a?

rent ₪6,500 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪6,500a month
no change 30% above the national average
42%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterMishmar HaShiv'aIsrael

₪6,500Q2 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 Mishmar HaShiv'a?

₪15,492 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪15,492average monthly salary (Sdot Dan Regional Council)

2% above the national average.

The council
₪15,492
Israel
₪15,140
25.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.6%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,795self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Down from cluster 9 in the previous index.

Ranked 841 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Mishmar HaShiv'a

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Mishmar HaShiv'a?

40% 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 Sdot Dan Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
40%
50%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
57%
21%
19%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.6%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.6%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.5%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 Mishmar HaShiv'a vote?

Largest list: Yashar (33%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Mishmar HaShiv'a voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+17 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202278%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (34%).

Yashar
33.3%
Likud
24.6%
Together (Beyachad)
15.3%
The Democrats
8.5%
Yisrael Beiteinu
4.8%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
4.6%

Mishmar HaShiv'a 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 Mishmar HaShiv'a?

About ₪306 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 Sdot Dan Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,628
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed92.4%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue57.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 11 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Mishmar HaShiv'a, and nearby

Most similar: Beit Nekofa, Kfar Neter, Gan HaDarom

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

Beit Nekofa676 residents · wage ₪13,630Kfar Neter986 residents · wage ₪14,110Gan HaDarom658 residents · wage ₪13,450Benaya894 residents · wage ₪13,030

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Mishmar HaShiv'a: common questions

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What is the population of Mishmar HaShiv'a?

Mishmar HaShiv'a has 1,070 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Mishmar HaShiv'a?

Mishmar HaShiv'a has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Mishmar HaShiv'a?

Average rent in Mishmar HaShiv'a: ₪6,500 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Mishmar HaShiv'a?

The average monthly wage per employee in Sdot Dan Regional Council is ₪15,492, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Mishmar HaShiv'a in?

Mishmar HaShiv'a is in the Central District, in the Sdot Dan Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 729