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Local council · Northern District

Yafi by the numbers

A quiet town

Yafi has 20,109 residents (CBS estimate, September 2026). Compared with the 100 other cities with 20,000+ residents, it has fewer renters than 88% of them, less crime than 83% of them and fewer graduates than 76% of them.

Population
20,109
30% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪9,603
37% lower than the national average
Crime
24.9 per 1,000
Below the national average (33.9)
Schools
15
43 kindergartens

How does Yafi compare with other cities?

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

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How much do people earn?

₪9,603Lower wages than 91% of cities
Average monthly wage per employee, 2025
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Do people rent or own?

7%Fewer renters than 88% of cities
Households renting, 2022
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How much crime?

24.9Less crime than 83% of cities
Criminal cases per 1,000 residents, 2025
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How educated?

14%Fewer graduates than 76% of cities
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh
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Big families?

3.5Bigger families than 73% of cities
People per household, average, 2022
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Young or old?

8%Younger than 71% of cities
Residents aged 65+, 2026
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Can you live without a car?

22%Like most (slightly below)
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: wages: National Insurance 2025; 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.

Housing and construction

Building plans and urban renewal in Yafi

4,219 housing units in approved plans · 1 land tenders since 2015

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What is the average salary in Yafi?

₪9,603 a month for the average employee, 37% lower than the national average; socio-economic cluster 3 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪9,603average monthly salary

37% below the national average.

Yafi
₪9,603
Israel
₪15,140
39.8%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
0.3%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪9,282self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster (of the local authority)
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Ranked 44 of 255 local authorities (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Yafi

15 schools, 43 kindergartens and 10 daycare centres

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15Schools
43Kindergartens
10Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 15.

Schools15 schoolsThe full list, by stage and streamKindergartens43 kindergartensPublic and recognised, searchable by name

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Parks, transport and health care in Yafi

17 sports facilities, 17 public transport lines

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Sports facilities17 sports facilitiesCourts, halls and pools by neighbourhoodPublic transport17 linesBus and train lines and where they go

Crime in Yafi: is Yafi safe?

24.9 cases per 1,000 residents, below the national average (33.9)

Israel Police · 2025

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24.9criminal cases per 1,000 residents in 2025

Nationwide: 33.9. Up 23% from 2024. Violent offences are 15% of cases, against 16% nationwide.

Source: Israel Police, cases opened in 2025 (498 cases).

Road accidents321 injury accidentsHow many, who was hurt and where

Who lives in Yafi?

8% 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

Yafi
30%
62%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Yafi
71%
12%
11%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

12.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
2.4%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.6%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
4.5%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
4.6%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 Yafi vote?

Largest list: Joint List (73%). Turnout 79%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Yafi voted Joint List more than the country as a whole (‎+65 points) and Likud less (‎-19).

Turnout
Here, 202679%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202249%

In 2022 the largest list here was Hadash-Ta'al (44%).

Joint List
73.4%
Ra'am
19.3%
The Democrats
3.2%
Amcha Yisrael
1.2%
Likud
1%
Yashar
0.6%

Yafi 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 Yafi?

About ₪289 a month for a 90 m² apartment, less than most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Yafi pays about ₪289 a month in arnona on average (₪3,465 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪38.5
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪8,016
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed62.7%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue28.7%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 52 agorot go to education and 10 agorot to welfare. The authority ended 2024 with a deficit of ₪17,892 thousand.

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

Budget and arnona2024 reportWhere the money goes and where it comes from

Towns like Yafi, and nearby

Most similar: Tayibe, Judeide-Maker, Tamra

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

Tayibe47,712 residents · wage ₪9,750Judeide-Maker20,527 residents · wage ₪9,903Tamra37,945 residents · wage ₪9,345Reine20,754 residents · wage ₪9,337

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Yafi: common questions

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What is the population of Yafi?

Yafi has 20,109 residents, according to the CBS estimate for September 2026.

Is Yafi safe?

In 2025, police opened 24.9 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Yafi, below the national average (33.9).

How many schools are there in Yafi?

Yafi has 15 schools, 43 kindergartens and 10 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Yafi?

The average monthly wage per employee in Yafi is ₪9,603, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Yafi in?

Yafi is in the Northern District, Jezreel subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 499