Of Israel’s 13 largest cities, Tel Aviv has the most expensive housing, and Beer Sheva has the cheapest. The value of an average Beer Sheva residence is only NIS 497 million, while an average Tel Aviv residence is worth NIS 1.2 million, 2.42 times as much. The Central Bureau of Statistics last week published 2002 social and economic ratings for all Israel’s cities with over 100,000 residents.
Ramat Gan is the second most expensive city, with an average residence price of NIS 1.02 million, followed by Rishon LeZion NIS 940,000, Jerusalem NIS 881,000, Holon NIS 812,000, Petah Tikva NIS 793,000, Haifa NIS 786,000, Bnei Brak NIS 750,000, Netanya NIS 734,000, Bat Yam NIS 615,000, Ashkelon 579,000, Ashdod NIS 541,000.
Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel, with 19,500 residents per sq.km., while the least densely populated is Ashkelon, with only 1,980 residents per sq.km., only a tenth of the density in Bnei Brak.
The second most densely populated city in Israel is Bat Yam, with 16,300 residents per sq.km., followed by Ramat Gan 9,300, Holon 8,770, Tel Aviv 7,070, Netanya 5,780, Jerusalem 5,430, Petah Tikva 4,790, Haifa 4,280, Rishon LeZion 4,130, Ashdod 3,700, Beer Sheva 3,440.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on December 7, 2003