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City · Southern District · founded 1951

Sderot by the numbers

An affordable and renter-heavy city

Sderot has 41,048 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 100 other cities with 20,000+ residents, it is cheaper than 88% of them, with more renters than 81% of them and has more crime than 76% of them.

Population
41,048
#55 by size of 82 cities
Average home price
₪1M
49% lower than the national average
Average monthly salary
₪14,305
6% lower than the national average
Crime
43.8 per 1,000
Above the national average (33.9)

How does Sderot compare with other cities?

Sderot Another of the 101 cities with 20,000+ residents

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How much does an apartment cost?

₪1,040,400Cheaper than 88% of cities
Average apartment price, 2026
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Do people rent or own?

34%More renters than 81% of cities
Households renting, 2022
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How much crime?

43.8More crime than 76% of cities
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
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How much is rent?

₪3,300Lower rent than 71% of cities
Average monthly rent, 2026
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Young or old?

9%Like most (slightly below)
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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How much do people earn?

₪14,305Like most (slightly above)
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Can you live without a car?

26%Like most (slightly above)
Households without a car, 2022
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How educated?

19%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
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Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
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Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; housing: Tax Authority (Nadlan) 2026; age: National Insurance 2026; crime: Israel Police 2025; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 101 cities with 20,000+ residents.

Sderot in national rankings

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How much does it cost to live in Sderot?

Average home ₪1M, 49% lower than the national average; rent ₪3,300 a month

Tax Authority sales data · to June 2026

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Average home price
₪1Mover the last 12 months
▼ 2% a year49% below the national average
3 rooms
₪869,200
4 rooms
₪989,250
5+ rooms
₪1.6M
Average rent
₪3,300a month
▲ 13.8% a year34% below the national average
3 rooms
₪2,900
4 rooms
₪3,450
5+ rooms
₪3,350
6.1years of the average local salary
buy an average home (before costs)
23%of the average salary
goes on average rent

Average home price by quarterSderotIsrael

₪1MQ2 21Q2 22Q2 23Q2 24Q2 25Q2 26

Source: Israel Tax Authority, Nadlan.gov.il. Averages of reported sales; with too few sales no average is shown. Years of salary use the National Insurance average wage.

Housing and construction

Sderot home prices by neighbourhood

▲ Neot Yitzhak Rabin ₪1.2M▲ Ben Gurion ₪1.1M▲ Neot Eshkol ₪864,000

5,706 housing units in approved plans · 5 urban renewal compounds · 4 open land tenders

All 8 neighbourhoods, plans and urban renewal →

What is the average salary in Sderot?

₪14,305 a month for the average employee, 6% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 5 of 10; a 20% income tax credit

Wages 2025

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₪14,305average monthly salary

6% below the national average.

Sderot
₪14,305
Israel
₪15,140
20.9%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.8%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪12,502self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Tax benefit town 2026
Residents of Sderot get an income tax credit of
20%
on income up to ₪267,840 a year. Worth up to about ₪4,464 a month.
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Ranked 115 of 255 local authorities (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 Sderot

26 schools, 93 kindergartens and 23 daycare centres

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26Schools
93Kindergartens
23Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 13, State-religious 9, Haredi 4.

Schools26 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens93 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Sderot

107 parks and gardens, 47 sports facilities, 29 public transport lines

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Parks and playgrounds107 parks, gardens and playgroundsBig parks, dog parks and beachesSports facilities47 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport29 linesBus and train lines and where they goHealth19 clinics and pharmaciesHospitals, health fund clinics and pharmacies

Crime in Sderot: is Sderot safe?

43.8 cases per 1,000 residents, above the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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43.8criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 30% from 2024. Violent offences are 23% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (1,703 cases).

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Who lives in Sderot?

9% 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

Sderot
33%
58%
9%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Sderot
58%
24%
16%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

15.9%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
1.3%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.5%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.3%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 Sderot vote?

Largest list: Likud (39%). Turnout 72%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Sderot voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+19 points) and Yashar less (‎-10).

Turnout
Here, 202672%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202266%

In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (42%).

Likud
39.4%
Otzma Yehudit
16.8%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
11.9%
Shas
7.1%
Yashar
6.6%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.3%

Sderot 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 Sderot?

About ₪341 a month for a 90 m² apartment, more than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Sderot pays about ₪341 a month in arnona on average (₪4,086 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪45.4
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪11,995
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed86%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue24.1%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 41 agorot go to education and 13 agorot to welfare.

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

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Towns like Sderot, and nearby

Most similar: Kiryat Malakhi, Lod, Beit She'an

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

Kiryat Malakhi30,046 residents · wage ₪11,351Lod100,174 residents · wage ₪12,088Beit She'an20,691 residents · wage ₪11,986Or Akiva27,168 residents · wage ₪13,764

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Sderot: common questions

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What is the population of Sderot?

Sderot has 41,048 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026. It is the 55th largest city in Israel, out of 82 cities.

Is Sderot safe?

In 2025, police opened 43.8 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Sderot, above the national average (33.9). It ranks 23 of 82 cities for crime rate (1 = the most).

How many schools are there in Sderot?

Sderot has 26 schools, 93 kindergartens and 23 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

How much does an apartment cost in Sderot?

The average apartment in Sderot sells for ₪1,040,400, based on deals in the 12 months to June 2026, against ₪2,034,550 nationwide. It ranks 64 of 70 cities (1 = the most expensive).

How much is rent in Sderot?

Average rent in Sderot: ₪3,300 a month, against ₪5,006 nationwide.

What is the average salary in Sderot?

The average monthly wage per employee in Sderot is ₪14,305, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Is there a tax benefit for living in Sderot?

Yes. In 2026, residents of Sderot get an income tax credit of 20% on personal-exertion income of up to ₪267,840 a year.

What share of Sderot's residents are Arab?

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

Which district is Sderot in?

Sderot is in the Southern District, Ashkelon subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 1031