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Village · Hof Ashkelon Regional Council · Southern District · founded 1949

Nizan by the numbers

Nizan has 2,746 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it has more renters than 77% of them.

Population
2,746
38% children under 18
Average rent
₪7,075
a month
Average monthly salary
₪15,394
About the national average
Schools
6
6 kindergartens

How does Nizan compare with other towns?

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

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How much is rent?

₪7,075Higher rent than 85% of towns
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

33%More renters than 77% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Big families?

3.8Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪15,394Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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How educated?

29%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Can you live without a car?

13%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
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Young or old?

8%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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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 Nizan?

rent ₪7,075 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average rent
₪7,075a month
no change 41% above the national average
46%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average rent by quarterNizanIsrael

₪7,075Q2 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 Nizan?

₪15,394 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 5 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪15,394average monthly salary

2% above the national average.

Nizan
₪15,394
Israel
₪15,140
23.2%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,403self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 237 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 Nizan

6 schools, 6 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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6Schools
6Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State-religious 5, Haredi 1.

Schools6 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens6 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Nizan

In-depth pages by topic

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Health1 clinic or pharmacyHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Safety in Nizan

21 road accidents with injuries

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Road accidents21 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Nizan?

8% 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

Nizan
38%
55%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Nizan
70%
17%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

21.2%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.5%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
1.6%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 Nizan vote?

Largest list: Religious Zionism-Zehut (33%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Nizan voted Religious Zionism-Zehut more than the country as a whole (‎+28 points) and Yashar less (‎-14).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202276%

In 2022 the largest list here was Religious Zionism (50%).

Religious Zionism-Zehut
32.8%
Likud
30.8%
Otzma Yehudit
16.5%
Amcha Yisrael
6.7%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
3.2%
Shas
2.6%

Nizan 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 Nizan?

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 Hof Ashkelon 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₪13,728
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed96%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue39.5%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 39 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Nizan, and nearby

Most similar: Ofra, Be'er Ganim, Kedumim

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

Ofra3,208 residents · wage ₪14,372Be'er Ganim2,957 residents · wage ₪18,048Kedumim4,471 residents · wage ₪14,671Karnei Shomron10,963 residents · wage ₪15,569

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Nizan: common questions

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What is the population of Nizan?

Nizan has 2,746 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Nizan?

Nizan has 6 schools, 6 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much is rent in Nizan?

Average rent in Nizan: ₪7,075 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Nizan?

The average monthly wage per employee in Nizan is ₪15,394, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Nizan in?

Nizan is in the Southern District, in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Ashkelon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 351