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Moshav · Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council · Judea and Samaria · founded 1980

Vered Yeriho by the numbers

A young moshav

Vered Yeriho has 420 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it is younger than 82% of them, with fewer renters than 95% of them and has bigger families than 79% of them.

Population
420
42% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪15,228
About the national average
Socio-economic cluster
7 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Vered Yeriho compare with other towns?

Vered Yeriho Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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Do people rent or own?

9%Fewer renters than 95% of towns
Households renting, 2022
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Young or old?

7%Younger than 82% of towns
Residents aged 65+, 2022
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Big families?

3.5Bigger families than 79% of towns
People per household, average, 2022
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How educated?

23%Fewer graduates than 78% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Can you live without a car?

8%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

How much do people earn?

₪11,100Like most (slightly above)
Median monthly wage per employee, 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.

Vered Yeriho in national rankings

    What is the average salary in Vered Yeriho?

    ₪15,228 a month for the average employee, close to the national average; socio-economic cluster 7 of 10

    Wages 2025

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    ₪15,228average monthly salary (Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council)

    1% above the national average.

    The council
    ₪15,228
    Israel
    ₪15,140
    19.3%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
    1.2%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
    ₪10,446self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
    Socio-economic cluster
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    1 · lowesthighest · 10

    Ranked 384 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

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

    Schools and kindergartens in Vered Yeriho

    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 Vered Yeriho?

    42% 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 Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council as a whole.

    Age groups

    Council
    42%
    52%
    Israel
    32%
    55%
    13%

    Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

    Health funds (kupot holim)

    Council
    71%
    15%
    12%
    Israel
    50%
    28%
    14%

    ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

    26.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
    1%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
    1.6%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
    0.5%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 Vered Yeriho vote?

    Largest list: Likud (37%). Turnout 75%

    Election for the 26th Knesset

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    In the 2026 election, Vered Yeriho voted Likud more than the country as a whole (‎+17 points) and Joint List less (‎-9).

    Turnout
    Here, 202675%
    Israel, 202678%
    Here, 202275%

    In 2022 the largest list here was Likud (38%).

    Likud
    37.3%
    Yashar
    16%
    Otzma Yehudit
    14.6%
    Religious Zionism-Zehut
    9%
    Together (Beyachad)
    6.6%
    The Reservists and the Economic Party
    4.2%

    Vered Yeriho 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 Vered Yeriho?

    About ₪287 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

    Audited accounts 2024

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    A 90 m² apartment in Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council pays about ₪287 a month in arnona on average (₪3,447 a year).

    Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.3
    Median authority: ₪41.5
    Spending per resident a year₪17,173
    Median authority: ₪8,818
    Arnona collected of the amount billed79.5%
    Median authority: 90%
    Own revenue as a share of all revenue44.6%
    Median authority: 45.9%

    Of every shekel the authority spends, 47 agorot go to education and 9 agorot to welfare.

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

    Towns like Vered Yeriho, and nearby

    Most similar: Sde David, Sde Nahum, Tel Te'omim

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

    Sde David796 residents · wage ₪11,480Sde Nahum1,204 residents · wage ₪11,130Tel Te'omim658 residents · wage ₪10,310Shaked1,146 residents · wage ₪10,980

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    Vered Yeriho: common questions

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    What is the population of Vered Yeriho?

    Vered Yeriho has 420 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

    How many schools are there in Vered Yeriho?

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

    What is the average salary in Vered Yeriho?

    The average monthly wage per employee in Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council is ₪15,228, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

    Which district is Vered Yeriho in?

    Vered Yeriho is in the Judea and Samaria, in the Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, Jordan Valley-Jericho subdistrict.

    Data sources

    CBS locality code: 3639