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Village · Mateh Yehuda Regional Council · Jerusalem District · founded 1933

Moza Ilit by the numbers

An older, affluent and highly educated town

Moza Ilit has 1,662 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 98% of them, with more graduates than 90% of them and has fewer car-free households than 74% of them.

Population
1,662
32% children under 18
Average rent
₪3,535
a month
Average monthly salary
₪16,830
11% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Moza Ilit compare with other towns?

Moza Ilit Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Young or old?

26%Older than 98% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪14,060Higher wages than 90% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

49%More graduates than 90% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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How much is rent?

₪3,535Lower rent than 85% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

6%Fewer car-free households than 74% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

24%Like most (slightly below)
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

2.9Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 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 Moza Ilit?

rent ₪3,535 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪3,535a month
no change 29% below the national average
21%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterMoza IlitIsrael

₪3,535Q2 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 Moza Ilit?

₪16,830 a month for the average employee, 11% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,830average monthly salary (Mateh Yehuda Regional Council)

11% above the national average.

The council
₪16,830
Israel
₪15,140
23.1%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,731self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 986 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Moza Ilit

0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
2Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Moza Ilit?

13% are 65 or older (less than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Mateh Yehuda Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
55%
13%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
61%
19%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.7%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.7%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.2%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.4%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.3%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 Moza Ilit vote?

Largest list: Yashar (34%). Turnout 75%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Moza Ilit voted The Democrats more than the country as a whole (‎+18 points) and Joint List less (‎-8).

Turnout
Here, 202675%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202269%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (35%).

Yashar
33.7%
The Democrats
24.2%
Likud
14.2%
Together (Beyachad)
11.9%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
3.6%

Moza Ilit 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 Moza Ilit?

About ₪323 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council pays about ₪323 a month in arnona on average (₪3,879 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪43.1
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,489
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed93.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue56.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪2,797 thousand.

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

Towns like Moza Ilit, and nearby

Most similar: Kfar Shmaryahu, Timrat, Kfar Bilu

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

Kfar Shmaryahu1,981 residents · wage ₪33,189Timrat1,443 residents · wage ₪13,400Kfar Bilu1,210 residents · wage ₪13,400Ganei Am278 residents · wage ₪11,750

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Moza Ilit: common questions

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What is the population of Moza Ilit?

Moza Ilit has 1,662 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Moza Ilit?

Moza Ilit has 0 schools, 2 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Moza Ilit?

Average rent in Moza Ilit: ₪3,535 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Moza Ilit?

The average monthly wage per employee in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council is ₪16,830, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

What share of Moza Ilit's residents are Arab?

1% of Moza Ilit's residents are Arab, according to the CBS localities file.

Which district is Moza Ilit in?

Moza Ilit is in the Jerusalem District, in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 208