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Village · Misgav Regional Council · Northern District

Sallama by the numbers

A young town

Sallama has 4,044 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 188 other towns of a similar size, it is younger than 82% of them, with fewer graduates than 88% of them and has more car-free households than 84% of them.

Population
4,044
36% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪10,237
32% lower than the national average
Schools
2
8 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
3 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Sallama compare with other towns?

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

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How educated?

10%Fewer graduates than 88% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

24%More car-free households than 84% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

5%Younger than 82% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2026
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

5%Fewer renters than 79% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh
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How much do people earn?

₪10,237Lower wages than 74% of towns
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
LowHigh

Big families?

3.6Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Sallama

338 housing units in approved plans · 1 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Sallama?

₪10,237 a month for the average employee, 32% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10; a 12% income tax credit

Wages 2025

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₪10,237average monthly salary

32% below the national average.

Sallama
₪10,237
Israel
₪15,140
34.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.1%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪9,074self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Tax benefit town 2026
Residents of Sallama get an income tax credit of
12%
on income up to ₪213,240 a year. Worth up to about ₪2,132 a month.
Socio-economic cluster
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 · lowesthighest · 10

Up from cluster 2 in the previous index.

Ranked 65 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025. Tax benefit: Israel Tax Authority list of eligible towns for 2026. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Sallama

2 schools, 8 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres

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2Schools
8Kindergartens
2Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 2.

Kindergartens8 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Safety in Sallama

186 road accidents with injuries

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Road accidents186 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Sallama?

5% 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

Sallama
36%
60%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Sallama
67%
17%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

7.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.4%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
1.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.5%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
5.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.2%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 Sallama vote?

Largest list: Ra'am (75%). Turnout 80%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Sallama voted Ra'am more than the country as a whole (‎+69 points) and Likud less (‎-20).

Turnout
Here, 202680%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202254%

In 2022 the largest list here was Ra'am (77%).

Ra'am
75.2%
Joint List
18.3%
Yashar
3.4%
The Democrats
1.1%
Likud
0.8%
Shas
0.2%

Sallama 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 Sallama?

About ₪308 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 Misgav Regional Council pays about ₪308 a month in arnona on average (₪3,699 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪41.1
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,790
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed89.9%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue48.6%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 55 agorot go to education and 11 agorot to welfare.

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

Towns like Sallama, and nearby

Most similar: Sajur, Sha'ab, Bu'eine-Nujeidat

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

Sajur4,361 residents · wage ₪12,787Sha'ab7,979 residents · wage ₪9,156Bu'eine-Nujeidat10,892 residents · wage ₪9,499Bir El-Maksur11,322 residents · wage ₪9,679

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Sallama: common questions

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What is the population of Sallama?

Sallama has 4,044 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

How many schools are there in Sallama?

Sallama has 2 schools, 8 kindergartens and 2 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Sallama?

The average monthly wage per employee in Sallama is ₪10,237, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Is there a tax benefit for living in Sallama?

Yes. In 2026, residents of Sallama get an income tax credit of 12% on personal-exertion income of up to ₪213,240 a year.

Which district is Sallama in?

Sallama is in the Northern District, in the Misgav Regional Council, Acre subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1245