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Living in Kfar Saba
A Sharon city next to Ra'anana with a Masorti congregation that teaches in English, and a direct train to Tel Aviv.
- 99,410
- residents, end of 2024
- 40 min
- fastest train to Tel Aviv
- ₪2,383,150
- median sold price, all homes
- ₪6,500
- median rent a month
Weizman Street, Kfar Saba's main street, 2020. Photo by Reuven Shlomi, PikiWiki Israel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Kfar Saba, in short
Suits
English speakers comfortable in a Hebrew-speaking city who want a Masorti congregation with classes in English, municipal help in the first year, and a direct train to Tel Aviv.
Not for
Families looking for an English-speaking Orthodox shul or English-language schools, buyers on a tight budget, and anyone who needs a direct train to Jerusalem.
A 4-room home sold for a median ₪2,753,850 over the last year, new and older homes together. Train to Tel Aviv: 40 min fastest on a weekday. Train to Jerusalem: no direct train.
The numbers that decide it
8 of 10
Socio-economic cluster
Rank 218 of 255 authorities, 1 is lowest. CBS, 2021.
-0.1%
Population growth in 2023
99,410 residents at the end of 2024. CBS.
₪2,383,150
Median sold price, all homes
Last 12 months, -3.7% on the year. nadlan.gov.il.
₪6,500
Median rent a month
Recorded rents, 0.0% on the year. nadlan.gov.il.
3.3%
Gross rental yield
As nadlan.gov.il computes it, before arnona, upkeep, vacancy and tax.
243
Homes started in 2023
126 completed the same year. CBS city profile.
What do these numbers mean for your budget?
Message us on WhatsAppThe English-speaking community
Kfar Saba is a city of 99,410 residents (CBS, end of 2024) in the Sharon region, with Ra'anana directly to its west. Nefesh B'Nefesh says olim can be found all over the city, and gives no figure for its English speakers; we found no count anywhere. Of the 2,241 olim who settled here from 2014 to 2023, 155 came from the US and 20 from the UK, against 1,235 from the former Soviet Union (Ministry of Aliyah). In the 2022 census 6.9% of residents were born in the Americas, North and South together.
The congregation with the clearest English offering is Hod VeHadar, which calls itself the only congregation in Kfar Saba belonging to the Masorti (Conservative) movement, and egalitarian. Its site runs in English and Hebrew, and its education page invites people to classes in English and Hebrew: a weekly Torah portion class in English on Friday mornings, on Zoom, listed by date through December on a page that also lists classes starting in October 2026. Its history page says it began in 1978 when two Conservative rabbis advertised in the Jerusalem Post for like-minded families, and that it now counts some 200 member families from Kfar Saba, Ra'anana, Hod HaSharon and around: a count of all members, not of English speakers.
We found no Orthodox shul in Kfar Saba that describes itself as English-speaking. Nefesh B'Nefesh lists a volunteer Anglo community contact, described as retired and Orthodox. ESRA, the English-speaking volunteer organisation, runs a secondhand shop at 45 Rothschild Boulevard and, per its June 2026 guide, an English book club circle for Kfar Saba and Hod Hasharon. The nearest AACI office is in Netanya. The municipality's absorption department runs a five-month beginners' ulpan (subject to numbers) and, Nefesh B'Nefesh says, gives new olim a 90% arnona discount for the first year on apartments up to 100 square metres.
155
olim from the US
20
from the UK
2,241
olim in total
Settling in Kfar Saba, 2014 to 2023. Canada, South Africa and Australia are not counted separately, and the figures stop before most of the recent growth.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah, 2014 to 2023
Where this section comes from (29 sources)
- hodvehadar.org/en, undated (footer "2023"), accessed 2026-10-14
- hodvehadar.org/en/services/about, undated (footer "2023"), accessed 2026-10-14
- hodvehadar.org/en/subjects/history, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- jpost.com/metro/features/for-your-information-201044, 27 Dec 2010
- chabad.org/jewish-centers/118097/Kfar-Saba/Synagogue/Beit-Chabad-Kfar-Saba, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
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- nbn.org.il/life-in-israel/community-and-housing/community-guide/kfar-saba, undated on page, accessed 2026-10-14
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- esra.org.il/contact-us, accessed 2026-10-14; book clubs June 2026
- esra.org.il/book-clubs-for-english-speakers-in-israel-a-guide-to-community-and-connection, accessed 2026-10-14; book clubs June 2026
- esra.org.il/he/108-branches/central.html, 27 Dec 2010; 404 on 2026-10-14
- aaci.org.il/contact-us, accessed 2026-10-14
- cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2019/ishuvim/bycode2024.xlsx, CBS as of 2024-12-31; others accessed 2026-10-14
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kfar_Saba, CBS as of 2024-12-31; others accessed 2026-10-14
- cbs.gov.il/he/publications/DocLib/2026/local_authorities23/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A8%20%D7%A1%D7%91%D7%90.pdf, CBS as of 2024-12-31; others accessed 2026-10-14
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Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba from the air, May 2010. Photo by Deror Avi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Where people live
All over the city
Nefesh B'Nefesh names no olim neighbourhood: it says olim can be found all over the city. We found no independent source that names an Anglo area.
Kaplan
The latest Dira BeHanacha lottery in Kfar Saba, on 11 Nov 2024, was in the Kaplan neighbourhood: 29 homes, 37,143 applicants, at ₪17,408 a square metre. The Israel Land Authority has a live tender there for 2 low-rise homes by registration and lottery, closing 14 Dec 2026.
Kiryat HaTze'irim
An Israel Land Authority tender for 272 rental homes in Kiryat HaTze'irim is open for bids until 9 Nov 2026 (fetched 14 Oct 2026).
Source: Israel Land Authority
Who lives here
Nefesh B'Nefesh calls the population diverse. In the 2022 census the most common household described itself as secular, and 20.1% of residents were 65 or older. The CBS puts the city in socio-economic cluster 8 of 10 (2021).
Source: CBS Census 2022 · CBS 2021
63.3%
of households own their home
31.0%
rent
39
median age
2.7
people per household
6.9%
born in the Americas
57.8%
work outside the city
Schools
43 active schools in Kfar Saba, by stream
6 State religious
4 Haredi
33 State
Schools
The Ministry of Education lists 43 active schools in Kfar Saba: 33 state, 6 state-religious and 4 Charedi. The list has no language field.
Source: Ministry of Education
Help for olim children
Nefesh B'Nefesh says the municipal absorption department runs social activities for children and youth, enrichment classes at a 50% discount for the first two years, and a programme called Pele that strengthens immigrant students in core subjects in middle and high school.
English-language schools
We found no school or gan in Kfar Saba that teaches in English or names English support. Ask the municipality and the schools themselves.
Getting around
Direct trains from Kfar Saba station, 1.6 km in a straight line from the city's centre point, on one weekday of the current timetable.
To Tel Aviv HaHagana
40min
fastest; median 40 min, 54 direct trains a weekday
To Tel Aviv Savidor
31min
fastest; median 32 min, 55 direct trains a weekday
To Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon
None
no direct train, a change is needed
Train
Kfar Saba's station (Kfar Saba Nordau) is 1.6 km in a straight line from the city's centre point. Trains run to both Tel Aviv Savidor and HaHagana; there is no direct train to Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon (Ministry of Transport, 14 Oct 2026).
Source: Ministry of Transport GTFS
Work
In the 2022 census 57.8% of Kfar Saba's employed residents worked outside the city.
Source: CBS Census 2022
Hospital
Meir Hospital is in Kfar Saba; it opened in 1956.
Source: Wikipedia · accessed 14 Oct 2026
Kfar Saba Nordau station, the station the train minutes on this page are from, August 2015. Photo by My another account, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
What homes sold and rented for
Recorded deals from the Tax Authority, last 12 months. They mix new apartments and older homes, so they are neither the new-build price nor the resale price.
Sold, median price
- 3 rooms₪1,950,700
-10.3% on the year
- 4 rooms₪2,753,850
-6.8% on the year
- 5 rooms₪3,721,300
-2.2% on the year
Latest quarter (to Dec 2025): ₪2,415,900 here against ₪2,010,400 nationally.
Rented, median a month
- 3 rooms₪5,200
+5.1% on the year
- 4 rooms₪6,700
-1.5% on the year
- 5 rooms₪8,000
-5.3% on the year
The CBS rent survey, a different series, puts average free-market rent at ₪6,146 a month (Q2 2026) for Kfar Saba.
What else is being built
243
homes started in 2023
126 completed. CBS.
40
state land tenders since 2000
13 opened since 2023. Israel Land Authority.
8
Dira BeHanacha lotteries
Latest 11 Nov 2024: 29 homes, 37,143 applicants.
Land offered to developers right now (2)
A tender is land, not homes: anything built on it is years away.
Running costs and safety
Arnona, average billed
₪54.1
per square metre a year, 2023. The city’s total residential billing over billed area, not your street’s tariff.
Source: CBS city profile, 2023
Bank of Israel rate
3.25%
The base for mortgage pricing, not a mortgage rate.
Source: Bank of Israel, 13 Oct 2026
Siren warning time
90seconds
to reach a protected space. New buildings must have one: usually a safe room in the apartment (mamad), in some a shared one per floor (mamak). Ask which.
Source: Home Front Command, 14 Oct 2026
The downsides
Prices above the national median
In the quarter ending Dec 2025 the median sold home in Kfar Saba went for ₪2,415,900, against ₪2,010,400 nationally, new and older homes together. A 4-room home's median over the last 12 months was ₪2,753,850, 6.8% lower than the year before. Ynet, on CBS figures for the last quarter of 2025, put Kfar Saba fifth on its list of the most expensive cities, at an average of about ₪2.89 million, with prices down about 2.8% on the year.
Source: nadlan.gov.il · Ynet 20 Feb 2026
Low rental yield
nadlan.gov.il computes a gross rental yield of 3.3% for Kfar Saba, before arnona, maintenance, vacancy and tax.
Source: nadlan.gov.il
No English-speaking Orthodox shul
The English teaching we could document is Masorti, and its weekly class is on Zoom. We found no Orthodox congregation that offers English, no count of English speakers, and no current source that sizes the community.
A Hebrew-speaking city
Most of the decade's olim came from the former Soviet Union (1,235 of 2,241); the US and UK together sent 175. The Ministry of Aliyah's coordinator list has no Kfar Saba row, and Nefesh B'Nefesh's answer for an Anglo coordinator is the general municipal absorption coordinator.
No direct train to Jerusalem
The timetable has no direct train from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon (Ministry of Transport, 14 Oct 2026).
Source: Ministry of Transport GTFS
Who should pick Kfar Saba, and who should not
Pick it if you are
- Masorti and egalitarian families who want classes in English.
- Olim who will use the municipality's first-year help: ulpan, arnona discount, school enrichment.
- Households with a commuter to Tel Aviv by train.
Look elsewhere if you are
- Families who want an English-speaking Orthodox shul.
- Families who need English-language schooling.
- Investors buying for rental income.
- Anyone who needs a direct train to Jerusalem.
Questions about Kfar Saba
Is Kfar Saba good for English speakers?
It has English-language life, but small and scattered. Hod VeHadar runs classes in English, ESRA has a shop and a book club circle here, and Nefesh B'Nefesh lists a volunteer Anglo contact. There is no count of English speakers; the Ministry of Aliyah counts 155 olim from the US and 20 from the UK among the 2,241 who settled here from 2014 to 2023.
Where do English speakers live in Kfar Saba?
Nefesh B'Nefesh says olim can be found all over the city and names no neighbourhood.
Is there an English-speaking shul in Kfar Saba?
Hod VeHadar, the city's Masorti (Conservative) congregation on Hachish Street, runs classes in English, including a weekly Torah portion class on Zoom, and its site is in English. Services use a Hebrew siddur, with some English-translation prayer books and Chumashim available. We found no Orthodox shul that describes itself as English-speaking.
How did Hod VeHadar start?
In 1978 two Conservative rabbis who had moved to the Sharon advertised in the Jerusalem Post for families of a kindred spirit. By 1979 about 30 families met weekly; the building stands on land donated by the Kfar Saba municipality. It now counts some 200 member families, its history page says.
Is there Chabad in Kfar Saba?
Yes. Chabad.org lists Beit Chabad Kfar Saba at Weitzman 105, with a synagogue, adult education and two Gan Chabad preschools. The listing names no English-language programme.
What does Kfar Saba offer new olim?
Nefesh B'Nefesh lists, from the municipal absorption department: a five-month beginners' ulpan (depending on numbers), a 90% arnona discount in the first year for apartments up to 100 square metres, free weekly sports for adults in the first year, and children's enrichment classes at half price for two years.
How much does a home cost in Kfar Saba?
The median recorded sale over the last 12 months was ₪2,383,150, new and older homes together, 3.7% lower than the year before, and ₪2,753,850 for 4 rooms (nadlan.gov.il, 20 Aug 2026).
Source: nadlan.gov.il
How much is rent in Kfar Saba?
The median recorded rent over the last 12 months was ₪6,700 a month for 4 rooms and ₪6,500 across all homes (nadlan.gov.il, 20 Aug 2026).
Source: nadlan.gov.il
How long is the train from Kfar Saba to Tel Aviv?
On a weekday the fastest direct train takes 31 minutes to Tel Aviv Savidor and 40 minutes to HaHagana (55 direct trains to Savidor that day), per the Ministry of Transport timetable fetched 14 Oct 2026. There is no direct train to Jerusalem.
Source: Ministry of Transport GTFS
Is much being built in Kfar Saba?
The CBS counted 243 homes started in 2023. Maariv, on CBS data, reported 983 starts from July 2025 to June 2026 against 154 the year before. A tender for 272 rental homes is open until 9 Nov 2026.
How long do you have to reach a shelter in Kfar Saba?
90 seconds from the siren, according to the Home Front Command.
Source: Home Front Command · 14 Oct 2026
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Sources and method
- CBS Localities File 2024, 31 Dec 2024
- CBS Census 2022, data.gov.il, 31 Dec 2022
- Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, olim by receiving locality (new-olim-by-cities), data.gov.il, 2014 to 2023
- Ministry of Education institutions (mosdot_edu), data.gov.il, 14 Oct 2026
- Ministry of Construction and Housing, Dira BeHanacha lotteries (mechir-lamishtaken), data.gov.il, 11 Nov 2024
- Home Front Command alert areas (districts_heb.json), 14 Oct 2026
- Bank of Israel interest rate (SDMX BR), 13 Oct 2026
- CBS, Local Authorities in Israel 2023, authority profile (publication 1987), 31 Dec 2023; 2023; 2022; Jun 2024; 2021
- CBS, Characterization and Classification of Geographical Units by Socio-Economic Level, 2021, table 2, 2021
- CBS Price Statistics Monthly, table 4.9, average free-market rent, Q2 2026
- Ministry of Transport GTFS, Israel Railways (agency 2), 14 Oct 2026
- nadlan.gov.il (Tax Authority deal records), site's own summary, 20 Aug 2026
- Israel Land Authority tenders (michrazim), 14 Oct 2026
Official figures fetched 14 Oct 2026. Each date is the period the source covers, or for live lists (schools, tenders, timetable, warning times) the day we fetched it. Page written 14 Oct 2026.