Population |
6,500 |
Potential Population |
20,000 |
Neighborhoods |
Ginot
Shomron, Karnei Shomron, Neve Menachem, Alonei Shilo, Ramat Gilad |
Climate |
Moderate. Cooler
than Tel Aviv, warmer than |
Average Age of Adult Population: |
30-40 |
Housing |
Mid-size
apartments, duplex cottages (attached houses) private homes |
Housing availability |
Private
lots for new building; second-hand apartments, cottages and private homes;
rentals |
Religious affiliation |
50%
religiously observant |
Religious services |
9 synagogues,
3 mikvaot |
Education |
Daycare--local
Kindergarten--local
Elementary--local
Junior & senior high school national
religious for boys--local
Junior & senior high school national
religious for girls--Kedumim
Junior & senior high school (national)--Alfei Menashe
and Kfar Saba Special needs resource center (learning/emotional/speech/occupational
therapies)--local
|
Employment |
Local -
education, service professions, commercial printing plant, self-employment. local crafts. Commutable to greater Tel Aviv. |
Industry |
A local industrial zone houses locally-owned
workshops, in addition to several local cottage industries housed in homes or
rented facilities |
Distance to major cities |
Kfar Saba - 20
km (12 miles) Tel Aviv - 40
km (24 miles Netanya - 47 km (29 miles) |
Transportation: |
Regular
Dan bus service to Kfar Saba,
Raanana, Petach Tikva and other towns in the Shomron Regular
Egged service to |
Health Funds (HMOs) |
Klalit Clinic Leumit Clinic Medical
services offered to member of the Meuchedet and Maccabi Health Funds |
Commercial services |
Post
Office Bank Shopping
Center Restaurants |
Recreation & Attractions |
Nahal Kana nature reserve,
hiking, Biblical botanical gardens, wildlife, on the border of Biblical
Ephraim and Menashe, parks, outdoor tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts,
indoor basketball, year-round swimming pool and health club, senior citizen
center, youth movements, libraries |