Aliyahu Research
Ashkelon
אשקלון · South district. City. Where olim land (100 or more olim in 2023 to 2025).
- Family rent vs national
- -26.1%
- Bagrut 2024
- 89.9%
- Fastest train to TA or JLM
- 46 min
Who arrives
Olim recorded with this as their first locality. That is where people were registered on arrival, not where they live now. The table by origin follows.
- Population, end of 2024
- 166,865Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Population on 31 Dec 2024. leído el 15 October 2026
- All olim, 2015 to 2019
- 4,592Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026
- All olim, 2023 to 2025
- 1,910Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026
- Olim 2023 to 2025 per 1,000 residents
- 11.4Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026
- Share of 2023 to 2025 olim under 18
- 21.7%Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026
- Share of 2023 to 2025 olim aged 65 or over
- 13.7%Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026
Olim por origen
Los recuentos solo se muestran si cada grupo del periodo es 0 o de 11 o más. Si no, cada grupo de 11 o más se muestra como porcentaje entero de los olim de la ciudad, y el desglose puede retenerse, para que ningún grupo de 1 a 10 pueda deducirse.
| Grupo | 2015 a 2019 | 2023 a 2025 | Tendencia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo (USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) | 191 | 98 | losing share |
| French (France and its overseas territories, Monaco) | 419 | 98 | losing share |
| Russian-speaking (former Soviet Union) | 3,484 | 1,407 | losing share |
| Latin American | 144 | 32 | losing share |
| Ethiopian | 225 | 225 | growing |
| Otros orígenes | 129 | 50 | - |
«Menos de 11» indica un grupo de 0 a 10. «Retenido» indica una cifra oculta para que un grupo pequeño no pueda deducirse. Las celdas de menos de 11 se suprimen y se comprueban frente a nuestros otros archivos publicados.
Fuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il, 2015 to 2025; file modified 2026-02-23. leído el 15 October 2026Housing cost
Family rent is the like-for-like comparison: CBS 3.5 to 4 rooms where CBS covers the city, otherwise the indicative nadlan.gov.il 4-room figure, both against the CBS national 3.5 to 4 room average (NIS 5,453.8). Compare percentage gaps rather than shekels across the two bases.
- Family rent, per month
- NIS 4,031Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- Basis of the family rent
- CBS 3.5-4 rooms Q2 2026Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- Family rent against the national average
- -26.1%Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- CBS average rent, all sizes
- NIS 3,698Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- CBS average rent, 2.5 to 3 rooms
- NIS 3,261Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- CBS average rent, 3.5 to 4 rooms
- NIS 4,031Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- nadlan.gov.il rent, all sizes (indicative)
- NIS 3,799Fuente: Ministry of Construction and Housing, nadlan.gov.il, Median of 4 quarters to Jun 2026 (data version 20-08-2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- nadlan.gov.il rent, 3 rooms (indicative)
- NIS 3,250Fuente: Ministry of Construction and Housing, nadlan.gov.il, Median of 4 quarters to Jun 2026 (data version 20-08-2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- nadlan.gov.il rent, 4 rooms (indicative)
- NIS 4,400Fuente: Ministry of Construction and Housing, nadlan.gov.il, Median of 4 quarters to Jun 2026 (data version 20-08-2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- CBS average home price
- NIS 1,729,100Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Q2 2026 (national NIS 2.435 million). leído el 15 October 2026
- nadlan.gov.il median home price (indicative)
- NIS 1,520,200Fuente: Ministry of Construction and Housing, nadlan.gov.il, Median of 4 quarters to Mar 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- Typical residential arnona, NIS per square metre a year
- Not foundFuente: Aliyahu, from each municipality (src/content/fees/arnonaTariffs.ts), 2025 or 2026 per city. leído el 10 September 2026
Schools and socio-economic level
Bagrut eligibility is an authority-wide average across all school streams. In cities with a large Haredi or Arab school sector it says little about the school a given family will choose.
- Bagrut eligibility 2024, pupils studying here
- 89.9%Fuente: Ministry of Education, School year 2024; national 76.6%. leído el 15 October 2026
- Bagrut eligibility 2024, pupils living here
- 87.2%Fuente: Ministry of Education, School year 2024; national 76.6%. leído el 15 October 2026
- Points above or below the national 76.6%
- +13.3 pointsFuente: Ministry of Education, School year 2024; national 76.6%. leído el 15 October 2026
- Socio-economic cluster (1 lowest, 10 highest)
- 5Fuente: Central Bureau of Statistics, Index year 2021 (the newest CBS index). leído el 15 October 2026
Transport
The fastest scheduled train between 06:00 and 09:00 on a Tuesday, station to station. No bus-to-train time is guessed.
- Train station in town
- YesFuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
- Fastest morning train to Tel Aviv HaShalom, minutes
- 46 minFuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
- Changes on that journey
- 0Fuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
- Fastest morning train to Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon, minutes
- 108 minFuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
- Changes on that journey
- 1Fuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
- Morning departures, 06:00 to 09:00, all stations in town
- 16Fuente: Ministry of Transport, Timetable of Tue 20 Oct 2026, departures 06:00 to 09:00 (feed published 2026-10-14). leído el 15 October 2026
Benefits that apply at this address
Benefit rules change fast. Each one carries the date of the rule it reflects. Confirm your own entitlement with the body that pays it.
- Larger olim rent aid (status from 1 April 2025)
- YesFuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, District rule from 1 Apr 2025 (order 429), continued from 1 Jan 2026 (procedure 19.000, section 7.3). leído el 15 October 2026
- Larger olim rent aid (status March 2024 to March 2025)
- NoFuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, District rule from 1 Apr 2025 (order 429), continued from 1 Jan 2026 (procedure 19.000, section 7.3). leído el 15 October 2026
- Income tax credit, 2026 (section 11)
- 7%Fuente: Israel Tax Authority, Tax year 2026 (booklet updated April 2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- Income ceiling for the credit, a year
- NIS 146,640Fuente: Israel Tax Authority, Tax year 2026 (booklet updated April 2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- Most the credit is worth per earner, a year
- NIS 10,265Fuente: Israel Tax Authority, Tax year 2026 (booklet updated April 2026). leído el 15 October 2026
- National priority area
- NoFuente: Ministry of Economy and Industry, data.gov.il, Valid 10 Sep 2023 to 28 Feb 2027; modified 2026-10-14. leído el 15 October 2026
- Gaza envelope
- Not availableFuente: Ministry of Economy and Industry, data.gov.il, Modified 2026-10-14. leído el 15 October 2026
- Oleh physician grant geography (Negev or Galilee, 2026)
- NoFuente: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, In force 26 Feb to 31 Dec 2026. leído el 15 October 2026
- Municipal olim incentive
- none found beyond national arnona rule (site checked 2026-10-15)Fuente: Municipalities, Undated pages. leído el 15 October 2026
Screens this town passes
Open pass or fail tests with the threshold printed, so you can see why a town is in or out. There is no composite score.
- Family rent 25% or more below national
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Bagrut at or above the national 76.6%
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- On the 2026 tax credit list
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Qualifies for the larger rent aid (2025 rule)
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Train of 60 minutes or less to Tel Aviv or Jerusalem
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Groups with 30 or more olim in 2023 to 2025
- anglo, french, fsu, latamFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Shortlist: young families
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Shortlist: families with teens
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Shortlist: singles
- NoFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
- Shortlist: retirees
- YesFuente: Aliyahu Research, Computed 2026-10-15 from the columns above. leído el 15 October 2026
Hallazgos que mencionan este lugar
- F-009High confidence
Ashkelon's share of olim fell by more than a third before it joined the 2026 tax credit list
Ashkelon now pairs a tax credit with a 46-minute train to Tel Aviv and below-national rent; the obvious reason families hesitate is one the atlas does not measure. - F-008Medium confidence
Three big cities took nearly half of Russian-speaking olim in 2023 to 2025, up from under a third
The cheaper towns with long-standing Russian-speaking communities are being passed over for the most expensive city in the country. - F-001High confidence
The olim rent aid map changed in April 2025, and three in four Western olim landed outside it
For a renting couple the gap is NIS 1,341 a month, so the town you choose can be worth tens of thousands of shekels.
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