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New quality-of-life ranking places Kfar Saba, Herzliya and Ramat Gan at the top
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First reported by Mako · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics released a quality-of-life ranking of cities based on 56 indicators. Kfar Saba, Herzliya and Ramat Gan led the list, while Jerusalem ranked last.
- 01Kfar Saba, Herzliya and Ramat Gan topped the new quality-of-life ranking.
- 02Jerusalem placed last in the index.
- 03The Central Bureau of Statistics evaluated 56 indicators.
- 04The measures included education, health, security and green spaces.
- 05The ranking was published on June 23, 2026, at 15:52.
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