228,300
residents · +13% since 2014
20.1%
aged 65 or over
79%
earn the (Israel 71%, 2022/23)
6 of 10
socio-economic level
- Jewish and others99.6%
- Arab Muslim0.4%

01 · People
A city of immigrants from France, Russia and Ethiopia
Nearly a third of residents came to Israel since 1990. From 2014 to 2023, only Tel Aviv took in more new immigrants.
- 31%of residents came to Israel since 1990, against 13% in Israel
- 10,000immigrants from France settled here, 2014–2023
- 12,000Ethiopian-Israelis (2019), the most of any city

02 · Schools
Three school streams, results above average
About 39,500 pupils in state, state-religious and schools.
- 79%of 12th-graders earn the , against 71% in Israel
- 94schools, 61 of them primary
- 32%of adults aged 25–65 hold a degree, against 31% in Israel

03 · Getting around
On the coast, with a bus corridor through the city
Netanya lies on the coastal railway and highway north of Tel Aviv. About half of employed residents work in the city itself.
- 22 kmbus-priority corridor from Poleg to Ein HaTechelet
- 49%of employed residents work outside the city, against 54% in Israel
- 16 kmto the edge of the Tel Aviv district

04 · Everyday life
Nine beaches below a clifftop promenade
Beaches lie below the cliffs, with a promenade along the top and a lift down to the sea. Laniado Hospital serves the city.
- 9declared swimming beaches, from Poleg to Tsanz
- ₪14,137average monthly wage in 2025, below Israel's ₪15,140
- 31%of homes are rented, against 29% in Israel
05 · Neighbourhoods
Where to live in Netanya
Ir Yamim
TowersPopular with immigrantsBuilt from 2006 in the south, near the sea: high-rise towers with plenty of green space, popular with new immigrants.
Homes in Ir YamimRamat Poleg
Near the beachPopular with immigrantsIn the south, near Poleg beach; popular with new immigrants.
Homes in Ramat PolegNof HaTayelet
PromenadePopular with immigrantsBuilt from 2000 along the clifftop promenade; popular with new immigrants.
Homes in Nof HaTayeletKiryat HaSharon
NewerPopular with immigrantsBuilt in 1997–1999 in the east of the city; popular with new immigrants.
Homes in Kiryat HaSharonAgamim
NewA new neighbourhood on the east side of the winter pond, built since 2013.
Homes in AgamimGalei Yam
Nature reserveBuilt from 2002 next to the Irises reserve in the south.
Homes in Galei YamKiryat Sanz
HarediHospitalA neighbourhood in the north-west, founded in 1955, home to Laniado Hospital.
Ein HaTechelet
By the seaEstablishedFounded in 1936 in the north and named after the turquoise sea it runs along.
Homes in Ein HaTecheletNeot Shaked
Ethiopian communityFounded in 1964; in its eastern part almost two residents in five are Ethiopian-Israelis.
Homes in Neot ShakedKiryat Nordau
EstablishedBuilt in the 1950s to house new immigrants.
Homes in Kiryat NordauPardes HaGdud
HistoricFounded in 1928 as a farm by veterans of the Jewish Legion's battalions.
Homes in Pardes HaGdud
06 · Homes
Homes in Netanya
Typical price
$924,000
Half of the homes ask less
Price per m²
$7,570/m²
Typical asking price
Typical size
120 m²
Half are smaller
New this week
119
Listed in the last 7 days
What each size costs in Netanya
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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 Netanya 2023 (2026) · Central Bureau of Statistics, national profile 2023 (comparisons) (2026) · National Insurance Institute, Netanya (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) · Israel Democracy Institute, statistical report on Haredi society (2024) · Nefesh B'Nefesh, Netanya (2024) · Netanya Municipality, history · Netanya Municipality, neighbourhoods · Netanya Municipality, beaches · Netanya Municipality, the Red Line bus corridor · Laniado Hospital, our history. Illustrations drawn for Vesty. Checked 25 October 2026.
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