106,100
residents · +22% since 2014
17.9%
aged 65 or over
75%
earn the (Israel 71%, 2022/23)
6 of 10
socio-economic level
- Jewish and others98.8%
- Arab Muslim1.2%

01 · People
From swampland village to a city of newcomers
Hadera began as a on malaria-ridden swamps. It has grown by 22% in ten years, and almost one resident in four came to Israel since 1990.
- 23%of residents came to Israel since 1990, against 13% in Israel
- 5,900Ethiopian-Israelis (2019), 6% of residents
- 642new immigrants made Hadera their first home in 2023

02 · Schools
Above-average results and a science campus
About 18,800 pupils in state, state-religious and schools, and two democratic schools.
- 75%of 12th-graders earn the , against 71% in Israel
- 52schools, 35 of them primary
- Technodascience campus with an observatory and labs

03 · Getting around
On the coastal railway, where three highways meet
Hadera West station is on the line between Tel Aviv and Haifa, and the city itself is flat, good for walking and cycling.
- 3highways reach the city: Routes 2, 4 and 6
- 57%of employed residents work outside Hadera, against 54% in Israel
- 33 kmto the edge of the Tel Aviv district

04 · Everyday life
Seven kilometres of coast and a eucalyptus forest
Beaches, a stream park and the forest the first settlers planted to drain the swamps. The region's hospital, Hillel Yaffe, is in the city.
- 7 kmof coast, from the Hadera stream to the Gador reserve
- ₪14,125average monthly wage in 2025, below Israel's ₪15,140
- 30%of homes are rented, against 29% in Israel
05 · Neighbourhoods
Where to live in Hadera
City centre
HistoricShoppingThe old : the Khan and the first four streets, HaGibborim, Ahad Ha'am, Herzl and Rothschild, with the Lev Hadera mall.
Homes in City centreGivat Olga
By the seaImmigrantsBy the sea in the west, built in stages from 1949 for immigrants, with Olga beach, its own schools and a community centre.
Homes in Givat OlgaBeit Eliezer
LargeSports centreA large neighbourhood in the east, built from 1950, with schools, a culture hall and the Sportan sports centre with pools.
Homes in Beit EliezerNeve Chayim
HistoricCooperativeA workers' neighbourhood from 1936, north-west of the centre, still organised as a cooperative.
Homes in Neve ChayimHaOtzar
CottagesGardensBuilt in 1937 north-west of the centre: roomy cottages with gardens around Gan Yehoshua park.
Homes in HaOtzarHaZeitim
EstablishedFounded in 1947 in the west, on an old olive grove, later with blocks of flats for new immigrants.
Homes in HaZeitimBrandeis
HistoricFounded in the south in 1927 by a company set up by US Justice Louis Brandeis, and part of Hadera since 1948.
Homes in BrandeisPe'er
Apartment blocksRussian speakersNext to Brandeis in the south, built from 1960: about 600 flats in blocks, many of them home to families from the former Soviet Union.
Homes in Pe'erNahliel
HistoricHousesFounded in 1913 in the north by immigrants from Yemen and once known for its honey; today mostly new houses.
06 · Homes
Homes in Hadera
Typical price
$732,000
Half of the homes ask less
Price per m²
$5,490/m²
Typical asking price
Typical size
120 m²
Half are smaller
New this week
55
Listed in the last 7 days
What each size costs in Hadera
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Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics, localities file 2024 (population) (2024) · Central Bureau of Statistics, localities file 2014 (growth comparison) (2014) · Central Bureau of Statistics, local authority profile Hadera 2023 (2026) · Central Bureau of Statistics, national profile 2023 (comparisons) (2026) · National Insurance Institute, Hadera (ages, wages) (2026) · Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, immigrants by city 2014–2023, via data.gov.il (2024) · Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews, Ethiopian-origin population (CBS data) (2020) · Hadera Municipality, about the city · Hadera Municipality, history · Hadera Municipality, streets and neighbourhoods (story map) · Israel Railways. Illustrations drawn for Vesty. Checked 25 October 2026.
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