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Moshav · Lower Galilee Regional Council · Northern District · founded 1938

Sharona by the numbers

A car-dependent and older moshav

Sharona has 680 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is older than 80% of them, with fewer car-free households than 98% of them and has fewer renters than 85% of them.

Population
680
37% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪16,475
9% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Sharona compare with other towns?

Sharona Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Can you live without a car?

1%Fewer car-free households than 98% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
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Do people rent or own?

17%Fewer renters than 85% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

16%Older than 80% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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How much do people earn?

₪12,250Higher wages than 76% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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Big families?

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

36%Like most (slightly above)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Sharona

165 housing units in approved plans

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What is the average salary in Sharona?

₪16,475 a month for the average employee, 9% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪16,475average monthly salary (Lower Galilee Regional Council)

9% above the national average.

The council
₪16,475
Israel
₪15,140
23.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
2.7%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪11,219self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 727 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Sharona

0 schools, 1 kindergarten and 0 daycare centres

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0Schools
1Kindergartens
0Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Sharona?

37% 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 Lower Galilee Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
37%
51%
12%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
80%
11%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

27.3%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.3%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
2.9%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.2%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 Sharona vote?

Largest list: Yashar (38%). Turnout 83%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Sharona voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+22 points) and Likud less (‎-13).

Turnout
Here, 202683%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202276%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (30%).

Yashar
38.2%
Together (Beyachad)
20.9%
The Democrats
18.2%
Likud
7.7%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
6.7%
Religious Zionism-Zehut
3.2%

Sharona 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 Sharona?

About ₪305 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 Lower Galilee Regional Council pays about ₪305 a month in arnona on average (₪3,663 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.7
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪13,233
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.4%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue64.8%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 39 agorot go to education and 6 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪43 thousand.

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

Towns like Sharona, and nearby

Most similar: Bat Hen, Negba, Nir Yisra'el

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

Bat Hen449 residents · wage ₪11,220Negba880 residents · wage ₪12,940Nir Yisra'el874 residents · wage ₪11,090Nir Banim804 residents · wage ₪12,070

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Sharona: common questions

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What is the population of Sharona?

Sharona has 680 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Sharona?

Sharona has 0 schools, 1 kindergartens and 0 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Sharona?

The average monthly wage per employee in Lower Galilee Regional Council is ₪16,475, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Sharona in?

Sharona is in the Northern District, in the Lower Galilee Regional Council, Kinneret subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 292