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Living in Modi'in
Between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, for English-speaking families: shuls, schools, neighbourhoods and the official numbers.
- 100,052
- residents, end of 2024
- 28 min
- fastest train to Tel Aviv
- ₪2,837,000
- median sold price, all homes
- 1,099
- olim from the US, 2014 to 2023
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, in short
Suits
English-speaking families who want a large Anglo community, Anglo shuls, state or state-religious schools, and direct trains to both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Not for
Haredi families who need a Haredi school system, buyers looking for a low entry price, or investors buying for rental yield.
A 4-room home sold for a median ₪2,748,200 over the last year, new and older homes together. Train to Tel Aviv: 28 min fastest on a weekday. Train to Jerusalem: 29 min fastest on a weekday.
The numbers that decide it
8 of 10
Socio-economic cluster
Rank 237 of 255 authorities, 1 is lowest. CBS, 2021.
3.4%
Population growth in 2023
100,052 residents at the end of 2024. CBS.
₪2,837,000
Median sold price, all homes
Last 12 months, -8.0% on the year. nadlan.gov.il.
₪7,000
Median rent a month
Recorded rents, +6.1% on the year. nadlan.gov.il.
3.0%
Gross rental yield
As nadlan.gov.il computes it, before arnona, upkeep, vacancy and tax.
426
Homes started in 2023
1,321 completed the same year. CBS city profile.
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The English-speaking community
Nefesh B'Nefesh describes Modi'in as a medium-sized city of about 100,000 with a large English-speaking population and thousands of its olim, and lists it among the five places with the most English-speaking olim students in Israel.
Kehillat Shaarei Yonah Menachem in Buchman (Moriah) describes its members as olim from many countries, predominantly English speaking, alongside long-time Israelis. Darchei Tzion, which meets on the AMIT boys' high school campus, brings together olim from around the world with native Israelis; an undated staff page for one of its founders puts it at 150 families. Lev Modi'in runs a weekly Carlebach minyan geared for young Anglo families, with sermons in English.
The municipal absorption department lists an English olim club and English-speaking host families, Nefesh B'Nefesh lists an Anglo olim coordinator, and ESRA writes that English-speaking doctors are concentrated in the Buchman and Moriah clinics.
1,099
olim from the US
188
from the UK
2,949
olim in total
Settling in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, 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 (22 sources)
- ksym.org.il/en, undated (footer 2026), accessed 2026-10-14
- darcheitzion.org, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- modiinapp.com/en/page/3867/kehilat-darchei-tzion-synagogue-ashkenzi, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- eretzhatzvi.org/staff, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- evensapir.co.il/en/modiin-city-an-exceptional-living-experience-for-english-speakers, last updated Oct 2025
- modiinapp.com/en/page/1386/weekly-carlebach-minyan-for-families, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- esra.org.il/anglo-community-modiin-the-2026-guide-to-life-in-israels-suburban-hub, Aug 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashmonaim, accessed 2026-10-14
- myisraelhome.com/post/hashmonaim-small-town-values, 16 Jun 2015
- blogs.timesofisrael.com/secure-in-the-mamad-a-look-at-the-data-on-religious-public-schools-in-modiin, 28 Mar 2019
- modiinapp.com/en/category/105/elementary-schools-in-modiin, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- nbn.org.il/life-in-israel/education/child-and-teen/finding-schools-for-your-children-an-introduction, updated 6 Oct 2026
- nbn.org.il/life-in-israel/community-and-housing/community-guide/modiin-maccabim-reut, updated 16 Sep 2026
- nbn.org.il/life-in-israel/community-and-housing/community-guide/hashmonaim, undated on fetch, accessed 2026-10-14
- modiinapp.com/en/page/147/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- modiin.muni.il/ModiinwebsiteEng/MainPageEng.aspx, link only
- data.gov.il/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=52ddda08-3205-40ee-bc37-bf203a1cf0b2, dataset updated 2026-10-04
- modiinapp.com/en/page/3748/esra-modiin-english-speaking-residents-assocation, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
- jewishaction.com/jewish-world/israel/aliyah/anglos-israel, Spring 2014
- easyaliyah.com/blog/modiin-the-perfect-anglo-haven-in-the-heart-of-israel, "20 Dec", year unstated
- jpost.com/opinion/article-885681, 8 Feb 2026
- englishinisrael.com/libraries.html, undated, accessed 2026-10-14
Buchman
Where people live
Buchman, Moriah and Keizer
ESRA calls Buchman, which includes Keizer and Moriah, the traditional heart of the Anglo community, with a high concentration of active English-speaking synagogues. It writes that in certain sections English speakers make up nearly 40% of residents.
Source: ESRA · Aug 2026
Moreshet
The city's newest neighbourhood, which ESRA says is becoming a favourite for young families and olim.
Source: ESRA · Aug 2026
Other neighbourhoods olim choose
Nefesh B'Nefesh also names Shvatim (north Buchman), Avnei Chen (in Keizer), Masuah, Nechalim (Shimshoni), Nofim and Tziporim. It notes that most neighbourhoods are homogenous.
Maccabim
A small part of the city, the Maccabim neighbourhood, lies in what the 1949 Armistice Agreement with Jordan left as a no man's land. The rest of Modi'in is within the 1949 line.
Source: Wikipedia · accessed 14 Oct 2026
Hashmonaim, next door
A separate yishuv two kilometres east, beyond the 1949 line, in the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Wikipedia records 545 families in 2010, more than half native English speakers, and Nefesh B'Nefesh calls it a popular destination for religious, English-speaking olim. The numbers on this page are Modi'in's, not Hashmonaim's.
Source: Wikipedia · accessed 14 Oct 2026
73.0%
of households own their home
23.2%
rent
32
median age
3.3
people per household
8.6%
born in the Americas
60.9%
work outside the city
Schools
45 active schools in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, by stream
35 State
10 State religious
State-religious primary schools
A local rabbi wrote in 2019 that many of his English-speaking neighbours send their children to three state-religious primary schools: Avnei HaChoshen (Shimshoni), Torani Ariel (Buchman) and Darchei Yehuda (Keizer). No current source confirms English-speaking intake, so ask the schools.
Getting around
Direct trains from מודיעין מרכז station, 0.7 km in a straight line from the city's centre point, on one weekday of the current timetable.
To Tel Aviv HaHagana
28min
fastest; median 28 min, 34 direct trains a weekday
To Tel Aviv Savidor
28min
fastest; median 38 min, 40 direct trains a weekday
To Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon
29min
fastest; median 29 min, 16 direct trains a weekday
Two stations, direct trains both ways
The minutes on this page are from Modi'in Center, inside the city. Pa'atei Modi'in, about 4.6 km from the city centre in a straight line, has faster trains to both but is further from most homes.
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₪2,194,850
-10.6% on the year
- 4 rooms₪2,748,200
-9.2% on the year
- 5 rooms₪3,648,800
-5.5% on the year
Latest quarter (to Mar 2026): ₪2,512,500 here against ₪2,058,800 nationally.
Rented, median a month
- 3 rooms₪5,800
+0.9% on the year
- 4 rooms₪6,850
+3.8% on the year
- 5 rooms₪8,500
+6.3% on the year
The CBS rent survey, a different series, puts average free-market rent at ₪5,474 a month (Q2 2026) for the Central District as a whole; Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut has no row of its own.
What else is being built
426
homes started in 2023
1,321 completed. CBS.
120
state land tenders since 2000
8 opened since 2023. Israel Land Authority.
79
Dira BeHanacha lotteries
Latest 25 Feb 2024: 56 homes, 23,423 applicants.
Land offered to developers right now (3)
A tender is land, not homes: anything built on it is years away.
Running costs and safety
Arnona, average billed
₪46.0
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 well above the national median
In the quarter ending Mar 2026 the median sold home in Modi'in went for ₪2,512,500, against ₪2,058,800 nationally. A 4-room home's median over the last 12 months was ₪2,748,200.
Source: nadlan.gov.il
High rents
In the quarter ending Jun 2026 the median recorded rent in Modi'in was ₪7,700 a month, against ₪5,125 nationally.
Source: nadlan.gov.il
Low rental yield
nadlan.gov.il computes a gross rental yield of 3.0% for Modi'in, before arnona, maintenance, vacancy and tax.
Source: nadlan.gov.il
No Haredi school system
45 active schools: 35 state and 10 state-religious, and none in the Haredi stream (Ministry of Education, 14 Oct 2026).
Source: Ministry of Education
No current count of English speakers
The only city-wide figure we found is from 2014: about 20 percent of the population. ESRA's nearly 40% applies to parts of Buchman, Moriah and Keizer only.
Source: Jewish Action · Spring 2014
Who should pick Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, and who should not
Pick it if you are
- Families who want a shul whose members are mostly English-speaking olim.
- Families choosing between state and state-religious schools.
- Couples where one works in Tel Aviv and the other in Jerusalem.
- Buyers who want newer neighbourhoods such as Moreshet.
Look elsewhere if you are
- Haredi families who want Haredi schools in the city.
- Buyers on a tight budget.
- Investors buying for rental income.
Questions about Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
Is Modi'in good for English speakers?
Nefesh B'Nefesh describes a large English-speaking population and thousands of its olim in Modi'in, and Kehillat Shaarei Yonah Menachem in Buchman describes its members as predominantly English speaking. The Ministry of Aliyah counts 1,099 olim from the US and 188 from the UK settling in the city from 2014 to 2023.
Which Modi'in neighbourhood has the most Anglos?
ESRA names Buchman, including Keizer and Moriah, as the traditional heart of the Anglo community, and Moreshet as a favourite for young families and olim.
Source: ESRA · Aug 2026
Is there an English-speaking shul in Modi'in?
Kehillat Shaarei Yonah Menachem in Buchman says its members are predominantly English speaking. Darchei Tzion and Lev Modi'in's family minyan both meet on the AMIT boys' high school campus; Lev Modi'in's sermons are in English.
How much does an apartment cost in Modi'in?
The median recorded sale of a 4-room home in Modi'in over the last 12 months was ₪2,748,200, new and older homes together (nadlan.gov.il, 20 Aug 2026).
Source: nadlan.gov.il
How much is rent in Modi'in?
The median recorded rent over the last 12 months was ₪7,000 a month for all homes and ₪6,850 for 4 rooms (nadlan.gov.il, 20 Aug 2026).
Source: nadlan.gov.il
How long is the train from Modi'in to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem?
On a weekday the fastest direct train from Modi'in Center takes 28 minutes to Tel Aviv HaHagana (34 direct trains that day) and 29 minutes to Jerusalem Yitzhak Navon (16 direct trains), per the Ministry of Transport timetable fetched 14 Oct 2026.
Source: Ministry of Transport GTFS
How long do you have to reach a shelter in Modi'in?
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, 25 Feb 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): מודיעין-מכבים-רעות, 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.