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Beit Shemesh

Described as the capital of Anglo-religious aliyah. RBS-A is heavily Anglo and mixed dati-leumi and Haredi; RBS-B is predominantly Haredi; RBS-C, D and Hey are newer and still forming.

People

176,786

CBS, 2024-12-31

Rent, 3 rooms

₪4,354

CBS, contracts actually signed, Q1 2026. Cheaper than 15 of the 29 places we hold a figure for.

The fastest riser CBS tracks: this band was ₪3,748 a year earlier, roughly 16% up.

Arnona here

No tariff on file for this city yet. The home-costs calculator uses a labelled national band until the city’s order is read.

Not searched: budget exhausted.

Checked 2026-09-10 · Weak evidence, treat as a guideEstimate this home’s running costs

Who else is here

English speakers
Likely the largest concentration of English-speaking Orthodox families outside parts of New York. No published share.

Rental assistance here, by oleh status date

Paid from month 7 to month 30 after aliyah, by the address in the Population Registry. Which rate applies depends on the date you received oleh status.

Oleh statusA month (single, couple, single parent)
Before 1 March 2024An older schedule we do not compute
1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025The higher rate only if this town is on the priority, Negev and Galil list (order 429, annex A); otherwise the standard rate
1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025Beit Shemesh band₪1,000 / ₪1,500 / ₪2,000
From 1 January 2026Standard rate₪363 / ₪659 / ₪739

CheckedConfidence: medium, confirm before actingSources: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: זכאות לסיוע בשכר דירה (Rental assistance for olim), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: הוראת שעה 429: זכאות סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Temporary order 429), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: נוהל 19.000: סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Procedure 19.000), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: יישובי מחוזות משרד הפנים: צפון, חיפה, דרום ויהודה ושומרון (district locality list)

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Before you decide

The fastest-growing place we track: CBS’s preliminary May 2026 estimate is 190,305, up about 7.6% in 17 months. Expect construction and pressure on services.

Olim who started here

In 2025, 747 olim were first registered in Beit Shemesh, out of 22,423 nationwide (Ministry of Aliyah and Integration records). That is where people were registered on arrival, not where they live now.

Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il. Checked 2026-10-15. Next review due 2027-01-13.

See where olim land, 2015 to 2025

Aliyahu Research: Where olim land, 2015 to 2025