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Cooperative moshav · Hof Ashkelon Regional Council · Southern District · founded 1950

Talme Yafe by the numbers

An affluent moshav

Talme Yafe has 668 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 75% of them and has fewer renters than 95% of them.

Population
668
35% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪17,679
17% higher than the national average
Socio-economic cluster
8 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Talme Yafe compare with other towns?

Talme Yafe Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

10%Fewer renters than 95% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪14,020Higher wages than 89% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
LowHigh

Young or old?

8%Younger than 75% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

How educated?

30%Like most (slightly below)
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Big families?

3.2Like most (slightly above)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

10%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 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.

What is the average salary in Talme Yafe?

₪17,679 a month for the average employee, 17% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 8 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪17,679average monthly salary (Hof Ashkelon Regional Council)

17% above the national average.

The council
₪17,679
Israel
₪15,140
20.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
3%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪13,739self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
1
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1 · lowesthighest · 10

Ranked 779 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

Schools and kindergartens in Talme Yafe

0 schools, 1 kindergarten and 1 daycare centre

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0Schools
1Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Talme Yafe?

35% 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 Hof Ashkelon Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
35%
54%
11%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
66%
22%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

22.5%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.9%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.3%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
3.1%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 Talme Yafe vote?

Largest list: Yashar (35%). Turnout 81%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Talme Yafe voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+19 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

Turnout
Here, 202681%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202273%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (33%).

Yashar
34.7%
Likud
20%
Together (Beyachad)
15.9%
The Reservists and the Economic Party
6.4%
The Democrats
6%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.5%

Talme Yafe 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 Talme Yafe?

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 Talme Yafe, and nearby

Most similar: Manot, Gesher HaZiv, Lakhish

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

Manot585 residents · wage ₪12,910Gesher HaZiv1,513 residents · wage ₪14,880Lakhish1,398 residents · wage ₪13,840Sde Nahum1,204 residents · wage ₪11,130

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Talme Yafe: common questions

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What is the population of Talme Yafe?

Talme Yafe has 668 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Talme Yafe?

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

What is the average salary in Talme Yafe?

The average monthly wage per employee in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council is ₪17,679, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Talme Yafe in?

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

Data sources

CBS locality code: 744